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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	non-breeding	1988-1992	19,180 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	non-breeding	1988-1992	3,069 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	non-breeding	1988-1991	6,854 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1988-1992	5,578 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	non-breeding	1988-1992	29,120 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	1988-1992	6,254 individuals	B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1987-1991	25 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	1987-1991	60 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1992	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	Waddenzee I	Natural Monument	100
1984	Wadden Sea	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1984	Waddenzee (Wadden Sea)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1986	Waddensea Area	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	7
1989	Waddenzee	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1996	Waddenzee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	The Wadden Sea	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2009	Waddenzee	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rottumeroog (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rottumeroog-iba-netherlands on 25/11/2024.