Zuidlaardermeergebied (Netherlands) IBA | Details

NL053

Zuidlaardermeergebied

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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	948–1,378 birds	B1i, C3
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	17–32 pairs	B3, C6
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	2 pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	2–3 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (2011–2015)	27,906–40,186 birds	A4iii, C4

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	good	not assessed	low
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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	948 / 120 (birds)	100	good
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	17 / 15 (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	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Unknown	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Onnerpolder	Nature Reserve (-)	13
-	Zuidlaardermeer	Nature Reserve (-)	8
-	Zuidlaardermeer II	Nature Reserve (-)	16
2010	Zuidlaardermeergebied	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	66	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Wetlands (inland)	34	Standing freshwater

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
tourism/recreation	70
nature conservation and research	63
agriculture	50
fisheries/aquaculture	30
hunting	25

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zuidlaardermeergebied (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zuidlaardermeergebied-iba-netherlands on 25/12/2024.