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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1995)	21,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1995)	10,000 birds	B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1991–1995)	5–15 pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1995)	5–10 pairs	B3, C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding (2001)	1 pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1995)	15–20 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2001)	1 pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (2001)	45–55 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1995)	1–2 pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding (2001)	1 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2001)	2 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (2001)	1 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1995)	8–10 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (2001)	2 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1995)	21,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Untere Havel	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	11
1967	Schelldorfer See	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1978	Bucher Brack-Bölsdorfer Haken	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	25
1979	Flusslandschaft Elbe	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100
2000	Elsholzwiesen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2
2004	Elbtalaue	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	48
2006	Tanger - Elbeniederung	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	33

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Elbe lowlands Jerichow (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/elbe-lowlands-jerichow-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.