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Randbøl Hede

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	non-breeding (2013–2016)	max 850 birds	B3a, C2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2009	very poor	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	1 / 3 (pairs)	34	very poor

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Vejle Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	28
1992	Billund Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	17

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	90	Heathland
Grassland	10
Wetlands (inland)	10

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Randbøl Hede (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/randbøl-hede-iba-denmark on 28/12/2024.