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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	3–6 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	35–40 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	passage (1990–1999)	75 individuals	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	350–450 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	400–500 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Der Weinberg bei Perleberg	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1993	Hainholz an der Stepenitz	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	-
1996	Ruhner Berge	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	<1
1999	Marienfließ	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
1999	Quaßliner Moor	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2004	Stepenitz	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2
2006	Schlatbach	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2006	Gülitzer Kohlegruben	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2009	Agrarlandschaft Prignitz-Stepenitz	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	31
2010	Putlitzer Stadtheide	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2011	Jakobsdorfer Feuchtland	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2011	Neudorfer Wald	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2011	Bergsoll	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2012	Osergebiet bei Perleberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Farmlands Prignitz with Stepenitz valley (BB) and eastern Grabow (MV) (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/farmlands-prignitz-with-stepenitz-valley-(bb)-and-eastern-grabow-(mv)-iba-germany on 08/01/2025.