DE462
Former mining area of Hoyerswerda


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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2003 Erikasee bei Großkoschen Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
2007 Geierswalder Heide Nature Reserve (IV) 1
2014 Geierswalder Heide Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Former mining area of Hoyerswerda (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/former-mining-area-of-hoyerswerda-iba-germany on 26/12/2024.