DE141
Peitzer und Bärenbrücker Teiche


Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 1,572 ha

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
The IBA, north of Cottbus, comprises 39 seasonal fish-ponds (depth 0.8-1.2 m). The ponds are fed by the River Spree.

Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or waterbirds on passage, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (7-8 breeding pairs).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peitzer und Bärenbrücker Teiche. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peitzer-und-bärenbrücker-teiche-iba-germany on 19/03/2024.