Key Biodiversity Areas

Oostvaardersplassen (1244)
Netherlands, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesAnser anserGreylag GooseLC2016D1alink-icon
AvesPhalacrocorax carboGreat CormorantLC2016D1alink-icon
AvesRecurvirostra avosettaPied AvocetLC2016D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesLocustella luscinioidesSavi's WarblerLC2016link-icon
AvesHaliaeetus albicillaWhite-tailed Sea-eagleLC2016link-icon
AvesAnser albifronsGreater White-fronted GooseLC2016link-icon
AvesPlatalea leucorodiaEurasian SpoonbillLC2016link-icon
AvesCircus aeruginosusWestern Marsh-harrierLC2016link-icon
AvesArdea albaGreat White EgretLC2016link-icon
AvesPorzana porzanaSpotted CrakeLC2016link-icon
AvesSpatula clypeataNorthern ShovelerLC2016link-icon
AvesBotaurus stellarisEurasian BitternLC2016link-icon
AvesPluvialis apricariaEurasian Golden PloverLC2016link-icon
AvesAnas creccaCommon TealLC2016link-icon
AvesBranta leucopsisBarnacle GooseLC2016link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Oostvaardersplassen. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 15, 2025.