Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding (1994) | 300 pairs | B1i, B3, C2 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | passage (1994) | 20,000 birds | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (1994) | 20,000-49,999 birds | A4iii, C4 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2019 | not assessed | very high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Other | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Tange Bakker | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (V) | 1 |
| 1992 | Esbjerg Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV) | 3 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 90 | Humid grasslands |
| Unknown | 10 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 90 |
| unknown | 10 |
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 24/12/2024.