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Ismaninger Speichersee and fish ponds


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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC non-breeding 1990-2000 9,446 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU non-breeding 1990-2000 5,690 individuals B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT non-breeding 1990-2000 16 individuals C6
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC non-breeding 1990-2000 14,768 individuals B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC non-breeding 1990-2000 687 individuals B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC non-breeding 1990-2000 13,926 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC winter 1990-2000 3 individuals C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC winter 1990-2000 3 individuals C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC passage 1990-2000 200 individuals C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a non-breeding 1990-2000 44,533 individuals A4iii, C4

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
1976 Ismaninger Speichersee & Fischteichen Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 97
2001 Ismaninger Speichersee und Fischteiche Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100
2004 NSG südlich der Ismaninger Fischteiche Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
water management 87
fisheries/aquaculture 28


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ismaninger Speichersee and fish ponds (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ismaninger-speichersee-and-fish-ponds-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.