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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year[s] of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	176 birds	C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	510 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	112 birds	C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Südliches Versener Moor	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
2006	Bourtanger Moor - Barger Veen	Nature Park (V)	41
2013	Provinzialmoor	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Grassland	-	Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Groß Fullener Moor (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/groß-fullener-moor-iba-germany on 04/12/2024.