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 | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | LC | breeding | 1990-2000 | 49 breeding pairs | C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wietingsmoor | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,816 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,079 |
Weddigeloh | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 262 | protected area overlaps with site | 52 |
Wackelberge und angrenzende Landschaftsteile | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 136 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Sprekelsmeer | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 4 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Sprekelsmeer | Naturschutzgebiet | 6 | protected area overlaps with site | 5 |
Mittleres Wietingsmoor | Naturschutzgebiet | 289 | protected area contained by site | 298 |
Freistätter Moor | Naturschutzgebiet | 873 | protected area contained by site | 878 |
Diepholzer Moorniederung | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 12,648 | protected area overlaps with site | 820 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mittleres Wietingsmoor. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mittleres-wietingsmoor-iba-germany on 19/03/2024.