Parts of Randers and Mariager Fjords (2955)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Dele af Randers og Mariager Fjorde
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.6500, Longitude: 10.1667
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
Area of KBA (km2): 173.43853
Protected area coverage (%): 78.46
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Shallow fjords with small islets, saltmarshes and cultivated land including large reclaimed areas near Overgaard. Marine areas surrounding this IBA (and previously included within it, following Grimmett and Jones 1989) are now included in Northern Kattegat (site 119).
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: The site is of high importance for wintering Cygnus cygnus. Many bird populations are shared with Northern Kattegat (IBA 119). Recurvirostra avosetta, Sterna hirundo and S. paradisaea, all listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, breed at the site.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 50 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 18 | |
| Marine Neritic | 18 | |
| Forest | 15 |