Sydfynske Ø-hav (3053)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Sydfynske Øhav
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.0000, Longitude: 10.3333
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 15
Area of KBA (km2): 383.49388
Protected area coverage (%): 98.71
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A shallow archipelagic area of sea with shoals and many, generally uninhabited islands, with saltmarsh, reedbeds and small lakes. There is scattered habitation and cultivation on a few islands.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: This is an important staging area for many waterbirds (more than 20,000 waterbirds in total), although recent numbers are lower than in 1983, with the exception of Mergus serrator which has increased. Fluctuations may largely be the result of variability in winter harshness. Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive breed at the site, including Botaurus stellaris, Circus aeruginosus, Recurvirostra avosetta, Sterna sandvicensis, S. paradisaea and S. albifrons.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (50%) | hunting (50%) | nature conservation and research (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 8 | |
| Marine Neritic | 85 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 8 |