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Dosse-Jäglitz lowlands


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter (1990–1999) 550 birds B1i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC winter (1990–1999) 300 birds A4i, B1i, B2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis LC winter (1990–1999) 300 birds C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC winter (1990–1999) 50,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (1990–1999) 4,000 birds A4i, B1i
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria LC passage (1990–1999) 9,000 birds C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (1990–1999) 51,150 birds A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1998 Westhavelland Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 83
1998 Westhavelland Nature Park (V) 98
2010 Gülper See Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dosse-Jäglitz lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dosse-jäglitz-lowlands-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.