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Hudewälder northeast of Haldensleben


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
Corncrake Crex crex LC passage 1998 3 individuals C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding - 8-10 breeding pairs C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus LC breeding 2001 1-5 breeding pairs C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC breeding 2001 1-3 breeding pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding 2001 60 breeding pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding 2001 60 breeding pairs C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 2001 10 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
1939 Colbitzer Lindenwald Naturschutzgebiet 5
2000 Vogelschutzgebiet Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100
2000 Colbitzer Lindenwald Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 10
2003 Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 84

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Forestry plantations -
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland -
Grassland Dry siliceous grassland -
Shrubland Scrub, Heathland -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
military 100
forestry -
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hudewälder northeast of Haldensleben (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hudewälder-northeast-of-haldensleben-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.