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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1997	2 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1994	7 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2002	1 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2002	3-7 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2002	5-6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	2002	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	2002	3-5 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1938	Sandergebiet westlich von Brammerau	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1940	Landschaftsbestandteile und Landschaftsteile im Bereich mehrerer Gemeinden	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1954	Boxberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1954	Boxberg	Landscape Protection Area	<1
1963	Lohmühlenteich	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1970	Aukrug	Nature Park	96
1980	Joachimsquelle	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1995	Tönsheider Wald	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1995	Spülflächen Schachtholm	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1997	Staatsforsten Barlohe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
1999	Schierenwald	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Wälder im Aukrug	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Rantzau-Tal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Dünen bei Kattbek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Haaler Au	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Mittlere Stör; Bramau und Bünzau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Mühlenbarbeker Au und angrenzendes Quellhangmoor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Wälder der nördlichen Itzehoer Geest	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Schierenwald	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2004	Wälder im Aukrug	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Forest		-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aukrug Nature Park (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aukrug-nature-park-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.