Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 27,720 hectares (277.20 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)
A shallow brackish fjord, encompassing several small islands, and connected by sluices to the North Sea, with meadows and reedbeds to the south.
Key biodiversity
Numbers of many breeding and visiting waterbirds have declined dramatically due to deteriorating water quality. Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive breed at the site, including Botaurus stellaris, Circus aeruginosus, Porzana porzana, Recurvirostra avosetta, Philomachus pugnax, Sterna sandvicensis, S. hirundo, S. paradisaea and Asio flammeus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ringkøbing Fjord (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ringkøbing-fjord-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.