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 |
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Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | winter | 1995 | 21,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage | 1995 | 10,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 1991-1995 | 5-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding | 1995 | 5-10 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding | 2001 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding | 1995 | 15-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | breeding | 2001 | 45-55 breeding pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1995 | 1-2 breeding pairs | C6 |
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | breeding | 2001 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 1995 | 8-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica | LC | breeding | 2001 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1995 | 21,000 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
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) |
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Untere Havel | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 28,604 | protected area overlaps with site | 486 |
Tanger-Mittel- und Unterlauf | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 74 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Tanger - Elbeniederung | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 4,920 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,454 |
Schelldorfer See | Naturschutzgebiet | 125 | protected area overlaps with site | 120 |
Flusslandschaft Elbe | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 374,432 | protected area contains site | 4,371 |
Elsholzwiesen | Naturschutzgebiet | 165 | protected area overlaps with site | 108 |
Elbtalaue | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 7,570 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,114 |
Elbaue-Wahlenberge | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 2,482 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Elbaue zwischen Sandau und Schönhausen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,433 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Elbaue zwischen Derben und Schönhausen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4,371 | is identical to site | 3,916 |
Elbaue Jerichow | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 13,427 | protected area contains site | 3,932 |
Elbaue bei Bertingen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,748 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Bucher Brack-Bölsdorfer Haken | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,088 | protected area contained by site | 1,088 |
Arneburger Hang | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 476 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Ruderal land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Elbe lowlands Jerichow. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.