DE378
Altengrabower Heide


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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC breeding (1990–1999) 1–4 pairs C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding (1990–1999) 110–130 pairs B2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus LC breeding (2001) 3–4 pairs C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus LC breeding (1990–1999) 2 pairs C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding (2001) 1 pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC breeding (1999) 15–25 pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding (1999) 150–250 pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding (1994) 360–500 pairs C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria LC breeding (1999) 60–100 pairs C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding (1990–1999) 25–35 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1998 Hoher Fläming Nature Park (V) 41


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Altengrabower Heide (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/altengrabower-heide-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.