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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1990-1999	400 individuals	B1i, B3, C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1990-1999	1,600 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1990-1999	12,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-1999	60,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1990-1999	8,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1990-1999	770 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1990-1999	1,800 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-1999	3 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1990-1999	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	winter	1990-1999	70,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	winter	1990-1999	3 individuals	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	winter	1990-1999	40 individuals	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	1990-1999	5 individuals	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	154,570 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.

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)
Wälder in der Lewitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	999	protected area overlaps with site	911
Töpferberg	Naturschutzgebiet	13	protected area contained by site	14
Neustädter See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	154	protected area contained by site	154
Lewitz Ponds	Landscape Protected Area	10,400	unknown	0
Lewitz (Ludwigslust-Parchim, Altkrs. Ludwigslust)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	6,956	protected area overlaps with site	6,700
Lewitz - Landkreis Parchim (jetzt Lkrs. Ludwigslust-Parchim)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	10,876	protected area overlaps with site	8,452
Lewitz	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16,477	protected area overlaps with site	14,691
Friedrichsmoor	Naturschutzgebiet	155	protected area contained by site	170
Fischteiche in der Lewitz	Naturschutzgebiet	1,732	protected area contained by site	1,766

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lewitz. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/02/2023.