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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)	35 birds	C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (1990–1999)	255 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Alte Hunte	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	<1
1982	Moorhauser Polder	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	11
1991	Bornhorster Huntewiesen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	37

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	91	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	5	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hunte lowlands near Oldenburg (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hunte-lowlands-near-oldenburg-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.