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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 Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2 breeding pairs	C6
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1997	50-100 individuals	C2, C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1990-1999	8,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	8,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	resident	1997	6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	resident	1997	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-1999	6,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	breeding	1990-1999	7-9 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1990-1999	45 individuals	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	resident	1998	20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	resident	1997	1 breeding pairs	C2
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1997	1,000-1,500 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	winter	1997	25 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	2001	3 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1995	1 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	resident	1998	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	passage	1997	10-20 individuals	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	1990-1999	60 individuals	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	resident	1997	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1999	6,500 individuals	B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1991-1999	23,545-24,045 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)
Vogelschutzgebiet Fiener Bruch	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,667	protected area contained by site	3,667
Fiener Bruch	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,338	protected area overlaps with site	4,168
Fiener Bruch	Naturschutzgebiet	145	protected area contained by site	145
Fiener Bruch	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	159	protected area overlaps with site	146
Buckau und Nebenfließe Ergänzung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	137	protected area overlaps with site	33
Buckau und Nebenfließe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	938	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Ruderal land	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fiener Bruch. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fiener-bruch-iba-germany on 04/12/2023.