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Forests of Lauenburg


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
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding (1999) 1 pairs C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding (-) 1 pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC breeding (1999) 6 pairs C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva LC breeding (1999) 3 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1938 Hahnheide Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 41
1972 Trittau Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) <1
1973 Hohenfelde Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) <1
1986 Mühlenbachtal bei Trittau Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2
2003 Hevenbruch Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 5
2004 Ritzerauer Hofsee und Duvenseebachniederung Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forests of Lauenburg (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forests-of-lauenburg-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.