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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1990-1999	5,100 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1990-1999	12,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-1999	11,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1990-1999	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	50 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1990-1999	1,500 individuals	B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990-1999	25 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1990-1999	2,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991-1999	150-220 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	9 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	19 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-1999	35 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1990-1999	400 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Reed-warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1,790-2,690 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	51,600 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 und Feldmark bei Techentin - Mestlin	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,596	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Sternberger Seenland	Nature Park	53,990	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Seenlandschaft zwischen Klocksin und Jabel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,455	protected area overlaps with site	2,196
Seen- und Bruchlandschaft südlich Alt Gaarz	Naturschutzgebiet	774	protected area contained by site	777
Plauer Stadtwald	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	312	protected area overlaps with site	279
Plauer Stadtwald	Naturschutzgebiet	353	protected area overlaps with site	288
Plauer See und Umgebung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,137	protected area overlaps with site	4,856
Plauer See	Landschaftschutzgebiet	4,047	protected area overlaps with site	3,412
Paschensee	Naturschutzgebiet	228	protected area contained by site	228
Paschen-; Langhagen- und Gültzsee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	589	protected area contained by site	589
Obere Nebelseen	Naturschutzgebiet	499	protected area contained by site	496
Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide - Landkreis Parchim (jetzt Lkrs. Ludwigslust-Parchim)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	9,772	protected area contained by site	9,800
Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide - Landkreis Müritz (jetzt Lkrs. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	14,132	protected area contained by site	14,100
Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide - Landkreis Güstrow (jetzt Lkrs. Rostock)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	7,473	protected area contained by site	7,500
Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	34,339	protected area overlaps with site	28,941
Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide	Nature Park	36,500	protected area contained by site	36,500
Nordufer Plauer See	Naturschutzgebiet	631	protected area contained by site	650
Nordufer Langhagensee und Kleiner Langhagensee	Naturschutzgebiet	35	protected area contained by site	34
Nebeltal mit Zuflüssen; verbundenen Seen und angrenzenden Wäldern	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,547	protected area overlaps with site	2,029
Mildenitztal mit Zuflüssen und verbundenen Seen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,312	protected area overlaps with site	2,729
Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See	Nature Park	67,350	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Mecklenburger Schweiz und Kummerower See (Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Altkrs. Müritz)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	9,340	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Mecklenburger Großseenland	Landschaftschutzgebiet	41,340	protected area overlaps with site	3,598
Krakower Seenlandschaft	Landschaftschutzgebiet	3,385	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Krakower Obersee	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	870	protected area overlaps with site	900
Krakower Obersee	Naturschutzgebiet	1,189	protected area contained by site	1,180
Kölpinsee und Nordteil Fleesensee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,348	protected area overlaps with site	823
Klocksiner Seenkette; Kölpin- und Fleesensee	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11,115	protected area overlaps with site	3,597
Klädener Plage und Mildenitz-Durchbruchstal	Naturschutzgebiet	114	protected area contained by site	117
Kläden	Naturschutzgebiet	40	protected area overlaps with site	42
Jellen	Naturschutzgebiet	24	protected area contained by site	24
Gültzsee	Naturschutzgebiet	192	protected area contained by site	192
Großer und Kleiner Serrahn	Naturschutzgebiet	722	protected area contained by site	715
Feldmark Massow-Wendisch Priborn-Satow	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7,542	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dünenkiefernwald am Langhagensee	Naturschutzgebiet	16	protected area contained by site	15
Drewitzer See mit Lübowsee und Dreiersee	Naturschutzgebiet	1,455	protected area contained by site	1,472
Drewitzer See mit Lübowsee und Dreiersee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,462	protected area contained by site	1,463
Dobbertiner Seenlandschaft und mittleres Mildenitztal-Landkreis Güstrow (jetzt Lkrs. Rostock)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	3,225	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dobbertiner Seenlandschaft und mittleres Mildenitztal - Landkreis Parchim (jetzt Ludwigslust-Parchim)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	8,386	protected area overlaps with site	3,752
Damerower Werder	Naturschutzgebiet	777	protected area overlaps with site	739
Brantensee	Naturschutzgebiet	89	protected area contained by site	90
Bolzsee bei Oldenstorf	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13	protected area contained by site	13

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Lagoons	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nossentiner-/Schwinzer Heide with Krakower Obersee and Plauer See. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/03/2023.