Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C4, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 3,850 hectares (38.50 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | very poor | not assessed | not assessed |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A shallow freshwater area, with meadows grazed by cattle, and large expanses of reedbed.
Key biodiversity
This is an important staging area for Cygnus cygnus and C. columbianus. In total nearly 20,000 waterbirds overwinter or stage at this site. Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive breed at the site, including Circus aeruginosus, Porzana porzana, Recurvirostra avosetta, Philomachus pugnax, Sterna hirundo, S. paradisaea, S. albifrons and Chlidonias niger.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western part of Vejlerne, Arup Holm and Hovsør Røn (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-part-of-vejlerne-arup-holm-and-hovsør-røn-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.