DE388
Alte Oder


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC winter (1990–1999) 10,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter (1990–1999) 30,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (1990–1999) 40,000 birds A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1990 Biosphärenreservat Schorfheide - Chorin Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 7
1990 Schorfheide-Chorin UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 7
1998 Nationalparkregion Unteres Odertal Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 60


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alte Oder (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alte-oder-iba-germany on 26/12/2024.