The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | breeding | 1997 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding | 1994 | 7 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | breeding | 2002 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding | 2002 | 3-7 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | breeding | 2002 | 5-6 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius | LC | breeding | 2002 | 10-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 2002 | 3-5 breeding pairs | C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Wälder im Aukrug | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 597 | protected area contained by site | 597 |
Wälder im Aukrug | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 879 | protected area contained by site | 879 |
Wälder der nördlichen Itzehoer Geest | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 711 | protected area contained by site | 711 |
Tönsheider Wald | Naturschutzgebiet | 60 | protected area contained by site | 61 |
Staatsforsten Barlohe | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 2,366 | protected area contained by site | 2,366 |
Spülflächen Schachtholm | Naturschutzgebiet | 124 | protected area overlaps with site | 11 |
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Elbästuar und angrenzende Flächen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 19,280 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Schierenwald | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 819 | protected area contained by site | 819 |
Schierenwald | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 588 | protected area contained by site | 588 |
Sandergebiet westlich von Brammerau | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 80 | protected area overlaps with site | 83 |
Rantzau-Tal | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 215 | protected area overlaps with site | 98 |
Mühlenbarbeker Au und angrenzendes Quellhangmoor | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 58 | protected area contained by site | 58 |
Mittlere Stör; Bramau und Bünzau | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 211 | protected area overlaps with site | 77 |
Lohmühlenteich | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 30 | protected area overlaps with site | 15 |
Landschaftsbestandteile und Landschaftsteile im Bereich mehrerer Gemeinden | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 375 | protected area overlaps with site | 44 |
Joachimsquelle | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 101 | protected area contained by site | 102 |
Haaler Au | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 432 | protected area overlaps with site | 91 |
Dünen bei Kattbek | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 152 | protected area overlaps with site | 60 |
Boxberg | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 19 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Boxberg | Landscape Protection Area | 19 | protected area contained by site | 19 |
Aukrug | Nature Park | 38,400 | protected area overlaps with site | 39,344 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | - | |
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aukrug Nature Park. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aukrug-nature-park-iba-germany on 03/10/2023.