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Rømø This is an IBA in Danger! 


Country/territory: Denmark

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4 (2000)
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Area: 7,010 hectares (70.10 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)
Rømø is an island in the Wadden Sea, surrounded by extensive stretches (1-3 km wide) of flat, very sparsely vegetated sand just above the high tide line. Terrestrial vegetation consists of dunes, heathland, marshes, meadows and small plantations, mainly of Pinus mugo.

Key biodiversity
Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive are believed to breed at the site, including Circus aeruginosus, C. cyaneus, C. pygargus, Recurvirostra avosetta, Gelochelidon nilotica, Sterna hirundo and S. paradisaea, although there are no recent data available for breeding gulls and terns.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rømø (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rømø-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.