Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C2, C4 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 6,660 hectares (66.60 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | not assessed | very high | not assessed |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
Marshland enclosed behind dykes, with several larger streams and canals.
Key biodiversity
More than 20,000 waterbirds occur on passage, Pluvialis apricaria being the most numerous. Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive breed at the site, including Circus aeruginosus, C. pygargus, Recurvirostra avosetta, Philomachus pugnax, Asio flammeus and Luscinia svevica.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ribe Holme and meadows at Kongeåen (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ribe-holme-and-meadows-at-kongeåen-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.