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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1990-1999	2,714 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1990-1999	1,462 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter	1990-1999	289 individuals	C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1990-1999	25,195 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-1999	57,696 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-1999	26 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	9 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-1999	850 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1994	67 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1980-1989	4 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1990-1999	36 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	passage	1990	12 individuals	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	passage	1990	5 individuals	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	5 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	28 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	1990	50 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1990	5 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	39 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1990-1999	6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-1999	22 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1990-1999	80 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1990-1999	297 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1990-1999	53 breeding pairs	C6
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	LC	breeding	1990-1999	523 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	87,356 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
1974	Langendorfer Berg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1974	In der Elbmarsch	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1976	Elbauen, Schnackenburg-Lauenburg	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	14
1979	Flusslandschaft Elbe	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1980	Lauen	Naturschutzgebiet	-
1990	Krainke von Quelle bis Mündung in die Sude	Nature Reserve	<1
1990	Elbhang Vierwald	Nature Reserve	<1
1990	Elbdeichvorland	Nature Reserve	<1
1990	Rögnitzwiesen bei Neu Lübtheen	Nature Reserve	<1
1995	Lauenburger Elbvorland	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1999	Elbeniederung zwischen Schnackenburg und Geesthacht	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	38
2000	Werder Mödlich	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Werder Kietz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Lenzen-Wustrower Elbniederung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Elbtallandschaft und Löcknitzniederung bei Dömitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Elbtallandschaft und Sudeniederung bei Boizenburg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2006	Elbe mit Hohem Elbufer von Tesperhude bis Lauenburg mit angr. Fl.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Niedersächsische Mittelelbe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	61
2015	Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Nature Reserve	<1
2015	Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Nature Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-

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: Elbe lowlands between Schnackenburg and Lauenburg (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/elbe-lowlands-between-schnackenburg-and-lauenburg-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.