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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	11,806 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	1,824-2,923 individuals	B1i, C3
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2011-2015	max 1 breeding pairs	C6
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding	2011-2015	97 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992-1996	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	740	11,806	individuals	100	favourable
Gadwall Mareca strepera	90	1,824	individuals	100	favourable
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	50	97	individuals	100	favourable

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Zwarte Meer	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	95
1996	Zwarte Meer II	Natural Monument	10
2000	Zwarte Meer	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Zwarte Meer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2010	Zwarte Meer	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		96

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
fisheries/aquaculture	86
tourism/recreation	86
nature conservation and research	81
urban/industrial/transport	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zwarte Meer (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zwarte-meer-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.