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Erzgebirgskamm near Satzung


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 (1996) 10 pairs C6
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1996) 3 pairs C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (1996) 1 pairs C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC breeding (1996) 4–6 pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC breeding (1996) 3–5 pairs C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC resident (1996) 1 pairs C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC resident (1996) 1 pairs C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis LC resident (1996) 1 pairs C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC breeding (1996) 2–3 pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC breeding (1996) 5–7 pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding (1996) 7–9 pairs C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva LC resident (1996) 1–3 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1967 Schwarze Heide - Kriegswiese Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2
1996 Erzgebirge/Vogtland Nature Park (V) 100
2002 NSG Steinbach Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 3
2008 Steinbach Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Native coniferous woodland
Grassland - Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland) - Raised bogs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Erzgebirgskamm near Satzung (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/erzgebirgskamm-near-satzung-iba-germany on 09/12/2024.