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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year[s] of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident (2011–2015)	2 pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	80–98 pairs	B3, C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	2 / 15 (pairs)	14	very poor
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	80 / 45 (pairs)	100	good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Unknown	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Sprengenberg	Nature Reserve (-)	41
-	Sallandse Heuvelrug	Nature Conservation Law (V)	100
2002	Sallandse Heuvelrug	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100
2004	Sallandse Heuvelrug	Nationaal Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	75	Forestry plantations
Shrubland	25	Heathland

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	79
tourism/recreation	50
forestry	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sallandse Heuvelrug (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sallandse-heuvelrug-iba-netherlands on 06/12/2024.