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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | passage | 1990-2000 | 501 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1980-1989 | 3 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lengeder Teiche | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 145 | protected area overlaps with site | 102 |
Lengeder Teiche | Naturschutzgebiet | 146 | protected area contained by site | 145 |
Lengede-Broistedt | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 172 | protected area overlaps with site | 2 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lengeder Teichgebiet. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lengeder-teichgebiet-iba-germany on 05/12/2023.