Witte en Zwarte Brekken (Netherlands) IBA | Details

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Witte en Zwarte Brekken

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	11,211–25,000 birds	B1i, C3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	823–1,250 birds	C6

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	very poor	not assessed	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	11,211 / 9,700 (birds)	100	good
Ruff Calidris pugnax	823 / 6,300 (birds)	14	very poor

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Witte en Zwarte Brekken	Nature Reserve (-)	61
2010	Witte en Zwarte Brekken	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Wetlands (inland)	45	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
nature conservation and research	57
tourism/recreation	35
fisheries/aquaculture	30
agriculture	25
hunting	10
other	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Witte en Zwarte Brekken (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/witte-en-zwarte-brekken-iba-netherlands on 26/12/2024.