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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
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	1 birds	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Aper Tief	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
2009	Vreschen-Bokel am Aper Tief	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	7
2009	Vreschen-Bokel am Aper Tief	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	4
2009	Wald in Holtgast	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aper Tief (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aper-tief-iba-germany on 27/12/2024.