Witte en Zwarte Brekken (Netherlands) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Witte en Zwarte Brekken

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	11,211-25,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	823-1,250 individuals	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

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 unfavourable	not assessed	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	9,700	11,211	individuals	100	favourable
Ruff Calidris pugnax	6,300	823	individuals	14	very unfavourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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	% overlap with IBA
-	Witte en Zwarte Brekken	Nature Reserve	61
2000	Witte en Zwarte Brekken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2010	Witte en Zwarte Brekken	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	55
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	45

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 24/11/2024.