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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1990-1999	144 individuals	C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1990-1999	15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1990-1999	3,580 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	1990-1999	36 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1990-1999	250 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	1990-1999	3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1990-1999	14,300 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	passage	1990-1999	6,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1990-1999	1,250 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	winter	1990-1999	360 individuals	C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage	1990-1999	25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1990-1999	250 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-1999	64,300 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1972	Neuwesteel	Landscape Protection Area	2
1976	Wattenmeer, Ostfriesisches Wattenmeer & Dollart	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	20
1994	Leyhörn	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1998	Krummhörn	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	33
2004	Westermarsch	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19
2013	Krummhörn	Landschaftschutzgebiet	35
2015	Westermarsch	Landschaftschutzgebiet	21

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Krummhörn-Westermarsch (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/krummhörn-westermarsch-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.