BirdLife Data Zone

DE149

Lower Elbe valley

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IBA Justification

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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1990-1999	1,900 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1990-1999	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1990-1999	350 individuals	C2, C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1990-1999	35,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1997	17,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1990-1999	400 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1990-1999	600 individuals	B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	resident	1997	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-1999	5-21 breeding pairs	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	resident	1997	5-10 breeding pairs	B1i
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	resident	1997	2-5 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1990-1999	4,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	30-32 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1990-1999	110 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1997	2 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1990-1999	4,200 individuals	C6
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	passage	1990-1999	77,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	30-35 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	passage	1997	29 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	3 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1990-1999	50-80 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1990-1999	300-400 breeding pairs	C6
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos	LC	breeding	1990-1999	800-1,500 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1991-1999	137,050 individuals	A4iii, C4

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung	Naturschutzgebiet	2,124	protected area contained by site	2,124
Werder Mödlich Ergänzung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	47	protected area contained by site	47
Werder Mödlich	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	155	protected area overlaps with site	121
Werder Mödlich	Naturschutzgebiet	155	protected area overlaps with site	146
Werder Kietz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	127	protected area contained by site	105
Werder Kietz	Naturschutzgebiet	127	protected area contained by site	127
Werder Besandten	Naturschutzgebiet	113	protected area contained by site	110
Werder Besandten	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	113	protected area contained by site	76
Unteres Elde- und Meynbachtal	Landschaftschutzgebiet	4,156	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Unteres Elbtal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	53,220	is identical to site	50,444
Untere Stepenitzniederung und Jeetzbach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	951	protected area contained by site	895
Untere Rhinowwiesen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	395	protected area contained by site	351
Untere Löcknitzniederung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	348	protected area overlaps with site	249
Untere Havel	Landschaftschutzgebiet	28,604	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Stavenower Wald	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	324	protected area overlaps with site	220
Silge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,506	protected area contained by site	1,521
Rambower Torfmoor	Naturschutzgebiet	411	protected area contained by site	411
Rambower Moor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	448	protected area contained by site	448
Quitzöbler Dünengebiet	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	142	protected area contained by site	132
Plattenburg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	352	protected area contained by site	352
Plattenburg	Naturschutzgebiet	352	protected area contained by site	352
Perleberger Schießplatz	Naturschutzgebiet	354	protected area contained by site	0
Perleberger Schießplatz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	357	protected area contained by site	357
NSG Heideweiher Visse	Naturschutzgebiet	5	protected area contained by site	1
Niedersächsische Mittelelbe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	34,010	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Nausdorfer Moor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	161	protected area overlaps with site	148
Mörickeluch	Naturschutzgebiet	11	protected area contained by site	11
Mörickeluch	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14	protected area contained by site	11
Mittlere und Obere Löcknitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	389	protected area overlaps with site	318
Mendeluch	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	24	protected area contained by site	24
Mendeluch	Naturschutzgebiet	24	protected area contained by site	24
Mecklenburgisches Elbetal	Landscape Protection Area	37,065	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Mecklenburgisches Elbetal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	28,550	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Mecklenburgisches Elbetal	Nature Park	42,600	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Löcknitztal-Altlauf	Nature Reserve	235	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lenzen-Wustrower Elbniederung	Naturschutzgebiet	999	protected area contained by site	999
Lenzen-Wustrower Elbniederung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,000	protected area contained by site	1,001
Lennewitzer Eichen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	181	protected area contained by site	181
Kuhwinkel	Naturschutzgebiet	56	protected area contained by site	55
Krötenluch	Naturschutzgebiet	9	protected area contained by site	9
Kranichteich	Naturschutzgebiet	4	protected area contained by site	4
Krähenfuß	Naturschutzgebiet	27	protected area contained by site	29
Krähenfuß	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	157	protected area contained by site	139
Karthane	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	458	protected area overlaps with site	432
Karthan	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	219	protected area contained by site	219
Jackel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	348	protected area contained by site	348
Jackel	Naturschutzgebiet	348	protected area contained by site	348
Heideweiher	Naturschutzgebiet	62	protected area contained by site	0
Havel nördlich Havelberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	213	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Garbe-Alandniederung	Nature Reserve	1,934	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Gandower Schweineweide	Naturschutzgebiet	79	protected area contained by site	79
Gandower Schweineweide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	214	protected area contained by site	214
Gadow	Naturschutzgebiet	422	protected area overlaps with site	411
Gadow	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	413	protected area contained by site	413
Flusslandschaft Elbe	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	374,432	protected area contains site	53,110
Elbtallandschaft und Löcknitzniederung bei Dömitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,364	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Elbeniederung zwischen Schnackenburg und Geesthacht	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	22,654	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Elbe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,322	protected area overlaps with site	1,026
Elbdeichvorland Jagel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33	protected area contained by site	33
Elbdeichvorland	Nature Reserve	143	protected area overlaps with site	686
Elbdeichvorland	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,271	protected area contained by site	1,271
Elbdeichvorland	Naturschutzgebiet	687	protected area contained by site	0
Elbdeichhinterland	Naturschutzgebiet	816	protected area contained by site	816
Elbdeichhinterland	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,951	protected area contained by site	1,951
Elbauen, Schnackenburg-Lauenburg	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	7,560	protected area overlaps with site	0
Elbaue Wootz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	201	protected area overlaps with site	150
Elbaue Werben und Alte Elbe Kannenberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,212	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Elbaue Jerichow	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13,427	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Elbaue Beuster-Wahrenberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,919	protected area is adjacent to site	459
Eibaue Beuster-Wahrenberg	Nature Reserve	2,128	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cederbach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	158	protected area overlaps with site	18
Brandenburgische Elbtalaue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	53,343	is identical to site	52,639
Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Entwicklungszone	Landscape Protection Area	40,359	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Nature Reserve	1,374	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Aland-Elbe-Niederung nördlich Seehausen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,573	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Naturschutzgebiet	6,009	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,123	protected area is adjacent to site	535
Agrarlandschaft Prignitz-Stepenitz	Landschaftschutzgebiet	32,887	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Agrarlandschaft Prignitz-Stepenitz	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	34,155	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Elbe valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/3448 on 03/06/2023.