Rottemeren & Zevenhuizerplas


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding 2011-2015 3-5 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rottemeren & Zevenhuizerplas (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rottemeren-&-zevenhuizerplas-iba-netherlands on 27/11/2024.