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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	1984	2,000 individuals	B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	resident	1996	8 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1996	1 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1996	2 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	1996	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1996	2 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1996	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1996	6-10 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	C6

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)
Schwarzbachniederung mit Sprottabruch	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	737	protected area overlaps with site	383
Roitzsch	Naturschutzgebiet	9	protected area contained by site	9
Roitzsch	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	181	protected area contained by site	181
Presseler Heidewald- und Moorgebiet	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,221	protected area overlaps with site	4,221
Presseler Heidewald- und Moorgebiet	Naturschutzgebiet	4,095	protected area overlaps with site	4,020
Elbtal zwischen Mühlberg und Greudnitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,905	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dübener Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	29,962	protected area contains site	0
Dübener Heide	Nature Park	75,994	protected area contains site	10,034
Dübener Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	23,530	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dübener Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	7,744	protected area contains site	10,034
Dübener Heide	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,350	protected area overlaps with site	7,732
Dommitzscher Grenzbachgebiet	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	573	protected area overlaps with site	236
Dommitzscher Grenzbach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6	protected area overlaps with site	0
Buchenwaldgebiet Kossa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	660	protected area overlaps with site	352

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pressel wooded heath and mire. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/02/2023.