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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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)
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)
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	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Elbe lowlands Jerichow. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.