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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1996	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1996	30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1996	1 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1996	30 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	resident	1996	1 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1994	22 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	resident	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	resident	-	1-3 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	resident	1996	5-90 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	resident	1996	10 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	1996	100 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident	1996	15 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1996	1 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica	LC	resident	-	1 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1996	50,000 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)
Truppenübungsplatz Oberlausitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13,597	protected area overlaps with site	0
Teichlandschaft nördlich von Commerau bei Klix	Landschaftschutzgebiet	700	protected area contained by site	735
Teichgruppe Wartha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	40	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Talsperre Quitzdorf und Kollmer Höhen	Landschaftschutzgebiet	5,330	protected area overlaps with site	1,216
Täler um Weißenberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	963	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Spreetal und Heiden zwischen Uhyst und Spremberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	820	protected area overlaps with site	211
Spreeniederung Malschwitz	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,857	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Spreeniederung Malschwitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	631	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Spreelandschaft um Bärwalde	Landschaftschutzgebiet	286	protected area overlaps with site	182
Spree- und Teichlandschaft südlich Uhyst	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,174	protected area contained by site	1,210
Schwarzer Schöps unterhalb Reichwalde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	244	protected area overlaps with site	0
Schwarzer Schöps oberhalb Horscha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	282	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Oberlausitzer Heide-und Teichlandschaft	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	30,102	protected area contained by site	30,102
Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13,732	protected area contained by site	13,732
Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft	Naturschutzgebiet	13,000	protected area contained by site	13,000
Muskauer und Neustädter Heide	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14,055	protected area overlaps with site	0
Boxberg-Reichwalder Wald- und Wiesengebiet	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,208	protected area overlaps with site	31
Biosphärenreservat Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	30,059	protected area contained by site	30,059
Bergbaufolgelandschaft bei Hoyerswerda	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,075	protected area overlaps with site	1,074
Auwald und Eisenberg Guttau (Anteil)	Naturschutzgebiet	4	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Oberlausitz heathland and fishponds biosphere reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2020.