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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	1,600 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1990-1999	3,800 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1990-1999	28,300 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	40,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1990-1999	290 individuals	B1i, C2
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	1990-1999	12,900 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1990-1999	4,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1990-1999	850 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	1997	15,300 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1990-1999	4,300 individuals	B1i, C3
Anas crecca	NR	winter	1990-1999	9,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-1999	150-200 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-70 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-1999	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-1999	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1990-1999	30 individuals	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2-5 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1990-1999	15 individuals	C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1990-1999	2,200 individuals	B1i, C3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	1990-1999	4 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1990-1999	4,000 individuals	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1990-1999	1,600 individuals	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	50-100 individuals	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1990-1999	600 individuals	C2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1990-1999	80-160 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	5 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1990-1999	60 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1990-1999	10-35 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1,000-3,500 breeding pairs	B2
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria	LC	breeding	1990-1999	140-160 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos	LC	breeding	1990-1999	550-700 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-1999	127,945-127,995 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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Unteres Odertal, Schwedt	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5,400	protected area overlaps with site	5,400
Unteres Odertal	Nationalpark	10,323	protected area overlaps with site	10,598
Unteres Odertal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11,775	is identical to site	10,746
Unteres Odertal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10,056	protected area overlaps with site	9,089
Stettiner Berge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	22	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Randow-Welse-Bruch	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	32,180	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Pinnow	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,251	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Oder-Neiße Ergänzung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,890	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Nationalparkregion Unteres Odertal	Landschaftschutzgebiet	17,730	protected area overlaps with site	1,383
Nationalpark Unteres Odertal	Naturschutzgebiet	10,445	protected area overlaps with site	10,242
Mittlere Oderniederung	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	31,717	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Landiner Haussee	Naturschutzgebiet	123	protected area contained by site	120
Koppelberg Altgalow (Westteil)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3	protected area overlaps with site	0
Felchowseegebiet Ergänzung - DE2950306	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2	protected area contained by site	2
Felchowseegebiet	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	971	protected area contained by site	578
Felchowseegebiet	Naturschutzgebiet	971	protected area contained by site	971

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lower Oder valley. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2021.