Data Zone
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 | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 500 individuals | B1i, B3, C2 |
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 1,900 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 16,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 4,000-8,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Smew Mergellus albellus | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 1,100-4,765 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 4,370-10,880 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | winter | 1990-1999 | 5,000-10,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 1,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 1,000-1,400 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1990-1999 | 2,500 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1990-1999 | 300-400 breeding pairs | C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1990-1999 | 37,370-56,945 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
The current IUCN Red List category 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unteres Peenetal und Peene-Haff (Vorpommern-Greifswald) | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 17,433 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,745 |
| Unteres Peenetal (Peenetalmoor) | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,135 | protected area is adjacent to site | 16 |
| Uecker von Torgelow bis zur Mündung | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 143 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Südspitze Gnitz | Naturschutzgebiet | 61 | protected area overlaps with site | 15 |
| Süd-Usedom | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 9,556 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Peeneunterlauf; Peenestrom, Achterwasser und Kleines Haff | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 53,197 | protected area overlaps with site | 42,816 |
| Peenetallandschaft | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 18,974 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Peenestrom und Achterwasser | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 16,142 | protected area overlaps with site | 14,655 |
| Ostvorpommersche Waldlandschaft mit Brebowbach | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,617 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Kleines Haff; Neuwarper See und Riether Werder | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 29,142 | protected area contained by site | 29,176 |
| Inseln Böhmke und Werder | Naturschutzgebiet | 118 | protected area overlaps with site | 97 |
| Insel Usedom mit Festlandgürtel | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 36,321 | protected area overlaps with site | 31,056 |
| Insel Usedom | Nature Park | 72,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 31,032 |
| Insel Görmitz | Naturschutzgebiet | 141 | protected area overlaps with site | 48 |
| Halbinsel Cosim | Naturschutzgebiet | 85 | protected area overlaps with site | 60 |
| Haffküste | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 20,101 | protected area overlaps with site | 880 |
| Großer Wotig | Naturschutzgebiet | 203 | protected area contained by site | 212 |
| Greifswalder Bodden; Teile des Strelasundes und Nordspitze Usedom | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 60,406 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Greifswalder Bodden und südlicher Strelasund | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 87,362 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Greifswalder Bodden | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 56,257 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Binnendünen und Wälder bei Altwarp | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,742 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Anklamer Stadtbruch | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,460 | protected area overlaps with site | 58 |
| Am Stettiner Haff | Nature Park | 57,242 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,175 |
| Altwarper Binnendünen; Neuwarper See und Riether Werder | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,426 | protected area overlaps with site | 700 |
| Altwarper Binnendünen, Neuwarper See und Riether Werder | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,460 | protected area overlaps with site | 702 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Usedom lagoon (Peenestrom, Achterwasser, Kleines Haff with Neuwarper See). Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/usedom-lagoon-(peenestrom-achterwasser-kleines-haff-with-neuwarper-see)-iba-germany on 03/10/2023.
