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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
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1990-1999	185 breeding pairs	B2

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Teichfledermaus-Gewässer im Raum Aurich	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	58	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Sandwater	Naturschutzgebiet	58	protected area overlaps with site	57
Flumm-Niederung	Naturschutzgebiet	353	protected area contained by site	365
Feuchtgebiet Westgroßefehn	Naturschutzgebiet	8	protected area overlaps with site	7
Fehntjer Tief-Süd	Naturschutzgebiet	362	protected area contained by site	340
Fehntjer Tief-Nord	Naturschutzgebiet	461	protected area contained by site	450
Fehntjer Tief und Umgebung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,497	protected area overlaps with site	1,979
Fehntjer Tief	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,313	protected area overlaps with site	2,313
Boekzeteler Meer und Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	93	protected area overlaps with site	128
Boekzeteler Meer und Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	37	protected area contained by site	0
Boekzeteler Meer	Naturschutzgebiet	106	protected area contained by site	102

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fehntjer Tief. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/06/2022.