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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	1988-1993	15,445 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	1988-1993	4,575 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	1988-1993	2,410 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	1988-1993	3,695 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1988-1993	16,880 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1988-1993	18,605 individuals	B1i, C3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	winter	1988-1993	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	winter	1988-1993	250-1,250 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1988-1993	64,000-66,000 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
-	Karrebaeksminde	Game Reserve	-
-	Guldborg Sund	Game Reserve	-
-	Nakskov Fjord	National Nature Area	-
-	Smälandsfarvandet	National Nature Area	-
1977	Waters southeast of Fejo and Femo Islands	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	18
1977	Waters South of Zealand,Skælskor Fjord, Glæno and adjacent wetlands	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8
1977	Karrebæk, Dybso and Avno Fjords	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8
1977	Karrebæk, Dybsø and Avnø Fjords	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	9
1977	Nakskov Fjord and Inner Fjord	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5
1983	Smålandshavet nord for Lolland	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18
1983	Farvandet mellem Skælskør Fjord og Glænø	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9
1983	Karrebæk; Dybsø og Avnø Fjorde	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
1997	Vresen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1997	Kirkegrund	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1998	Smålandsfarvandet nord for Lolland; Guldborg Sund, Bøtø Nor, Hyllekrog-Rødsand	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18
1998	Skælskør Fjord og havet og kysten mellem Agersø og Glænø	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1998	Havet og kysten mellem Karrebæk Fjord og Knudshoved Odde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2002	Avnø	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	<1
2005	Smålandsfarvandet: North of Lolland, Guldborg Sund, Bøtø Nor and Hyllekrog-Rødsand	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	18
2005	Smålandsfarvandet: Slælskør Fjord and the sea and coast between Agersø and Glænø	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	8
2005	The sea and coast between Karrebæk Fjord and Knudshoved Odde	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	6
2005	Smålandsfarvandet: Kirkegrund	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	1
2009	Centrale Storebælt og Vresen	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	3
2009	Broen	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	<1
2009	Nakskov Fjord	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Smålandsfarvandet (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/smålandsfarvandet-iba-denmark on 22/11/2024.