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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1990-1999	2,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1990-1999	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-1999	25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1990-1999	9,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1990-1999	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	8 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1991-1999	6 breeding pairs	B1i
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	80 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1990-1999	7,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990-1999	16-20 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	26 breeding pairs	B2, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	14 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1990-1999	30-50 individuals	C6
Common Reed-warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2,430-3,640 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	68,500 individuals	A4iii, C4

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
1961	Kalkhorst	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1962	Neustrelitzer Kleinseenplatte	Landschaftschutzgebiet	24
1962	Havelquellseen Kratzeburg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1962	Havelquellseen Kratzeburg (Müritz)	Landscape Protection Area	<1
1962	Havelquellseen Kratzeburg (Mecklenburg-Strelitz)	Landscape Protection Area	<1
1975	Rothes Moor bei Wesenberg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1978	Ostufer Müritz	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	11
1990	Müritz-Nationalpark	Nationalpark	55
1994	Nordufer Plätlinsee	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1994	Grundloser See bei Ahrensberg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1995	Mecklenburger Großseenland	Landschaftschutzgebiet	4
1999	Müritzsteilufer bei Rechlin	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2000	Schwarzer See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Seen; Moore und Wälder des Müritz-Gebietes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30
2004	Müritz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Moore und Seen bei Wesenberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Sandergebiet südlich von Serrahn	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Kleinseenlandschaft zwischen Mirow und Wustrow	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Schwarzer See östlich Priepert (MV)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Kalkhorst	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Wangnitzsee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2006	Schwarzer See	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2008	Müritz-Seenland und Neustrelitzer Kleinseenplatte	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	67

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern shore of Lake Müritz, Grosser Schwerin and Steinhorn (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-shore-of-lake-müritz-grosser-schwerin-and-steinhorn-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.