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

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
1967	Schwarze Heide - Kriegswiese	Naturschutzgebiet	2
1996	Erzgebirge/Vogtland	Nature Park	100
2002	Bergwiesen um Rübenau; Kühnhaide und Satzung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2002	Preßnitz- und Rauschenbachtal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2002	Moore und Moorwälder bei Satzung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2002	Buchenwälder bei Steinbach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2002	NSG Steinbach	Naturschutzgebiet	3
2007	Erzgebirgskamm bei Satzung	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	94
2008	Steinbach	Naturschutzgebiet	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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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 22/11/2024.