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Ribe Holme and meadows at Kongeåen This is an IBA in Danger! 


Country/territory: Denmark

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C2, C4 (2000)
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Area: 6,660 hectares (66.60 km2)

Dansk Ornitologisk Forening
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 24/12/2024.