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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 1-4 breeding pairs | C6 |
| European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 110-130 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 3-4 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | breeding | 2001 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius | LC | breeding | 1999 | 15-25 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio | LC | breeding | 1999 | 150-250 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Woodlark Lullula arborea | LC | breeding | 1994 | 360-500 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria | LC | breeding | 1999 | 60-100 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 25-35 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogelschutzgebiet Altengrabower Heide | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,742 | protected area contained by site | 3,742 |
| Ringelsdorfer-; Gloine- und Dreibachsystem im Vorfläming | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 319 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Hoher Fläming - Belziger Landschaftswiesen | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 75,255 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Hoher Fläming | Nature Park | 82,718 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,568 |
| Altengrabower Heide | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,847 | protected area contained by site | 2,847 |
| Altengrabower Heide | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 2,573 | protected area contained by site | 2,389 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Altengrabower Heide. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/altengrabower-heide-iba-germany on 04/10/2023.
