Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 1993 | 36 individuals | C6 |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | passage | 1994 | 1 individuals | C6 |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | passage | 1993 | 150 individuals | C6 |
Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | passage | 1994 | 130 individuals | C6 |
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola | LC | passage | 1994 | 8 individuals | C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1995 | 17 breeding pairs | C6 |
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | winter | 1995 | 1 individuals | C6 |
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | LC | winter | 1992 | 2 individuals | C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Weseraue | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 303 | protected area overlaps with site | 220 |
NSG Mittelweser | Naturschutzgebiet | 91 | unknown | 0 |
Neue Weser | Naturschutzgebiet | 35 | protected area contained by site | 35 |
Mittelwesermarsch | Landscape Protected Area | 60 | unknown | 0 |
Korbinsel | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 72 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Bremen 1968 36. Änderung | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,536 | protected area overlaps with site | 257 |
Arsten-Habenhausen | Naturschutzgebiet | 1 | protected area overlaps with site | 1 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater | - |
Unknown | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mittelwesermarsch. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/05/2022.