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Alte Oder


IBA Justification

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 winter 1990-1999 10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter 1990-1999 30,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 1990-1999 40,000 individuals A4iii, C4

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Unteres Odertal Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 11,775 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Unteres Odertal Nationalpark 10,323 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Unteres Odertal Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 10,056 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Trockenhänge Oderberg-Liepe Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 54 protected area overlaps with site 15
Schorfheide-Chorin UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 129,161 protected area overlaps with site 92
Schorfheide-Chorin Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 64,610 protected area overlaps with site 119
Oder-Neiße Ergänzung Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,890 protected area overlaps with site 90
Nationalparkregion Unteres Odertal Landschaftschutzgebiet 17,730 protected area overlaps with site 734
Nationalpark Unteres Odertal Naturschutzgebiet 10,445 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Mittlere Oderniederung Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 31,717 protected area overlaps with site 757
Lunower Hölzchen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 52 protected area overlaps with site 48
Biosphärenreservat Schorfheide - Chorin Landschaftschutzgebiet 129,084 protected area overlaps with site 92


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alte Oder. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alte-oder-iba-germany on 03/12/2023.