Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | passage | 1990-1999 | 30,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage | 1997 | 15,000-25,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Smew Mergellus albellus | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 280 individuals | B1i, C2 |
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | winter | 1990-1999 | 4,400 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | passage | 1990-1999 | 900 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | passage | 1990-1999 | 350 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 40-70 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 20-30 breeding pairs | A1, C1, C6 |
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | resident | 1997 | 5-10 breeding pairs | B1i |
| Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 5-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 1990-1999 | 3,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 150-180 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | VU | breeding | 1997 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | breeding | 1997 | 4-6 breeding pairs | C6 |
| White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 40-60 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 15-20 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 1-3 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | passage | 1990-1999 | 15 individuals | C6 |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 40-60 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
| Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding | 1994 | 3 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Osprey Pandion haliaetus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 23-28 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 10-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 6 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 50-80 breeding pairs | C6 |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 10-13 breeding pairs | A1, B2, C1, C6 |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 30-35 individuals | C6 |
| Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 50-100 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
| Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 1990-1999 | 20-40 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 40-80 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 150-250 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 200-250 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
| Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 1,000 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Woodlark Lullula arborea | LC | resident | 1997 | 100-150 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Reed-warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 3,500-4,500 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 130-180 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 200-300 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
| Bluethroat Luscinia svecica | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 20-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 600-900 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 110-160 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 50-100 breeding pairs | C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1991-1999 | 49,265-59,265 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkel | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 143 | protected area overlaps with site | 111 |
| Winkel | Naturschutzgebiet | 145 | protected area overlaps with site | 131 |
| Werbellinkanal | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,461 | protected area overlaps with site | 987 |
| Vietmannsdorfer Heide | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 316 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Unter Uckersee | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 3,217 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Uckerseewiesen und Trockenhänge | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 120 | protected area overlaps with site | 50 |
| Uckerniederung | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 5,641 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Uckermärkische Seen | Nature Park | 89,643 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Trockenhänge Oderberg-Liepe | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 54 | protected area overlaps with site | 20 |
| Tongruben Neuenhagen | Naturschutzgebiet | 120 | protected area contained by site | 120 |
| Tongruben Neuenhagen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 121 | protected area contained by site | 121 |
| Tiefer See | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 29 | protected area contained by site | 21 |
| Tiefer See | Naturschutzgebiet | 11 | protected area contained by site | 11 |
| Templiner Seenkreuz | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 628 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Suckower Haussee | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 139 | protected area overlaps with site | 119 |
| Suckower Haussee | Naturschutzgebiet | 137 | protected area overlaps with site | 119 |
| Steinhöfel-Schmiedeberg-Friedrichsfelde | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,316 | protected area contained by site | 1,316 |
| Sernitz-Niederung und Trockenrasen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 78 | protected area overlaps with site | 78 |
| Schwemmpfuhl | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 511 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Schorfheide-Chorin | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 129,161 | protected area overlaps with site | 57,622 |
| Schorfheide-Chorin | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 64,610 | protected area contains site | 62,769 |
| Reiersdorf | Naturschutzgebiet | 249 | protected area overlaps with site | 232 |
| Reiersdorf | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 249 | protected area overlaps with site | 229 |
| Randow-Welse-Bruch | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 32,180 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 29,279 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Poratzer Moränenlandschaft Ergänzung | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 85 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Poratzer Moränenlandschaft | Naturschutzgebiet | 3,909 | protected area contained by site | 3,920 |
| Poratzer Moränenlandschaft | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,924 | protected area contained by site | 3,924 |
| Polsensee | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 578 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Plagefenn | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,054 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,025 |
| Plagefenn | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,056 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,056 |
| Pimpinellenberg | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 6 | protected area contained by site | 6 |
| Pimpinellenberg | Naturschutzgebiet | 6 | protected area contained by site | 6 |
| Parsteinsee | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,157 | protected area contained by site | 1,157 |
| Oderbruchrand Bad Freienwalde | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 137 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Oder-Neiße Ergänzung | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,890 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Oberückersee | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 727 | protected area contained by site | 727 |
| Niederoderbruch | Naturschutzgebiet | 863 | protected area overlaps with site | 788 |
| Niederoderbruch | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 860 | protected area overlaps with site | 755 |
| Naturentwicklungsgebiet Redernswalde | Naturschutzgebiet | 308 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Mittlere Oderniederung | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 31,717 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Melzower Forst | Naturschutzgebiet | 2,828 | protected area contained by site | 2,828 |
| Melzower Forst | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,786 | protected area contained by site | 2,786 |
| Lübbesee Ergänzung | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 340 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Lübbesee | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 923 | protected area overlaps with site | 565 |
| Kronhorst-Groß Fredenwalde | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,304 | protected area overlaps with site | 706 |
| Krinertseen | Naturschutzgebiet | 351 | protected area contained by site | 351 |
| Krinertseen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 352 | protected area contained by site | 352 |
| Kölpinsee | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,849 | protected area overlaps with site | 488 |
| Kienhorst/Köllnseen/Eichheide | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,004 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,697 |
| Kienhorst/Köllnseen/Eichheide | Naturschutzgebiet | 5,005 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,841 |
| Kanonen- und Schloßberg; Schäfergrund | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 89 | protected area overlaps with site | 6 |
| Hintenteiche bei Biesenbrow | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 104 | protected area contained by site | 104 |
| Hintenteiche bei Biesenbrow | Naturschutzgebiet | 103 | protected area contained by site | 103 |
| Grumsiner Forst/Redernswalde | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 6,106 | protected area overlaps with site | 6,106 |
| Grumsiner Forst/Redernswalde | Naturschutzgebiet | 5,850 | protected area overlaps with site | 6,024 |
| Großer Plötzsee | Naturschutzgebiet | 46 | protected area contained by site | 46 |
| Großer Lubowsee | Naturschutzgebiet | 47 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Groß-Ziethen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 891 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Gabower Hangkante | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 76 | protected area overlaps with site | 59 |
| Fledermausquartier Eiskeller Glambeck | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Fischteiche Blumberger Mühle | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 320 | protected area contained by site | 304 |
| Fischteiche Blumberger Mühle | Naturschutzgebiet | 320 | protected area contained by site | 320 |
| Eulenberge | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,946 | protected area contained by site | 1,946 |
| Eulenberge | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,988 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,949 |
| Endmoränenlandschaft bei Ringenwalde | Naturschutzgebiet | 569 | protected area contained by site | 569 |
| Endmoränenlandschaft bei Ringenwalde | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 573 | protected area contained by site | 573 |
| Brodowin-Oderberg | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,608 | protected area contained by site | 1,608 |
| Breitenteichsche Mühle | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 149 | protected area contained by site | 149 |
| Breitenteichische Mühle | Naturschutzgebiet | 148 | protected area contained by site | 148 |
| Breitefenn | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 29 | protected area contained by site | 29 |
| Breitefenn | Naturschutzgebiet | 29 | protected area contained by site | 29 |
| Bollwinwiesen/Großer Gollinsee | Naturschutzgebiet | 908 | protected area overlaps with site | 834 |
| Bollwinwiesen/Großer Gollinsee | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 906 | protected area overlaps with site | 750 |
| Biosphärenreservat Schorfheide - Chorin | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 129,084 | protected area overlaps with site | 57,622 |
| Arnimswalde | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,407 | protected area contained by site | 1,407 |
| Arnimswalde | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,408 | protected area contained by site | 1,287 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - | |
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Schorfheide-Chorin. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/schorfheide-chorin-iba-germany on 24/09/2023.
