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Farmlands Prignitz with Stepenitz valley (BB) and eastern Grabow (MV)


IBA Justification

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 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1971 Der Weinberg bei Perleberg Naturschutzgebiet <1
1993 Hainholz an der Stepenitz Naturschutzgebiet -
1996 Ruhner Berge Landschaftschutzgebiet <1
1998 Hainholz an der Stepenitz Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1999 Marienfließ Naturschutzgebiet 1
1999 Quaßliner Moor Naturschutzgebiet <1
2000 Stepenitz Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2
2000 Marienfließ Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2000 Schlatbach Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2000 Gülitzer Kohlegruben Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2000 Waldsee Mathildenhof Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2000 Bootzer Torfloch Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2000 Mittlere und Obere Löcknitz Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2000 Quaßliner Moor Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2000 Großer Horst Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2000 Weinberge - Klüssenberge bei Perleberg Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2001 Agrarlandschaft Prignitz-Stepenitz Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 33
2003 Weißer Berg bei Spiegelhagen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2004 Stepenitz Naturschutzgebiet 2
2004 Löcknitz-Oberlauf und angrenzende Wälder (MV) Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2004 Ruhner Berge Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2006 Schlatbach Naturschutzgebiet <1
2006 Gülitzer Kohlegruben Naturschutzgebiet <1
2008 Feldmark Stolpe - Karrenzin - Dambeck - Werle Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 24
2009 Agrarlandschaft Prignitz-Stepenitz Landschaftschutzgebiet 31
2010 Putlitzer Stadtheide Naturschutzgebiet <1
2011 Jakobsdorfer Feuchtland Naturschutzgebiet <1
2011 Neudorfer Wald Naturschutzgebiet <1
2011 Bergsoll Naturschutzgebiet <1
2012 Osergebiet bei Perleberg Landschaftschutzgebiet 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 27/11/2024.