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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
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)
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	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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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.