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Colblitz-Letzlinger 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 (1991) 16–20 pairs C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding (2000) 60–80 pairs B2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding (1993) 5–10 pairs C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding (2000) 2 pairs C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus LC breeding (1989) 1 pairs C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC breeding (2000) 2 pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC breeding (2000) 40 pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding (2000) 20 pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding (2000) 300 pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding (2000) 800–1,500 pairs B2, C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria LC breeding (2000) 80–100 pairs B3, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding (2000) 60–80 pairs C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana LC breeding (2000) 7 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1975 Uchte-Tangerquellen und Waldgebiete ... Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 6


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