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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	2,000 birds	B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1990–1999)	13,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter (1990–1999)	1,000 birds	B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1998–2000)	9–25 pairs	A1, C1
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1994)	24 pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1987)	30–40 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1996)	200 pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	1 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1987)	4–5 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	12 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter (1990–1999)	40–50 birds	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	12 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1961	Mümmelkensee	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1967	Gothensee und Thurbruch	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	3
1967	Wocknin-See	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1971	Inseln Böhmke und Werder	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1994	Südspitze Gnitz	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1995	Zerninsee-Senke	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
1995	Mellenthiner Os	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1996	Insel Usedom mit Festlandgürtel	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	93
1996	Halbinsel Cosim	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1996	Kleiner Krebssee	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1999	Insel Usedom	Nature Park (V)	73
2008	Peenemünder Haken, Struck und Ruden - Gebietsteil A	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Island of Usedom (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/island-of-usedom-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.