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Langenhägener Seewiesen


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
Common Crane Grus grus LC winter 1990-1999 2,500-3,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2, 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
1996 Langenhägener Seewiesen Naturschutzgebiet 3
2004 Wälder bei Mestlin und Langenhägener Seewiesen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 18
2008 Wälder und Feldmark bei Techentin - Mestlin Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 81


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Langenhägener Seewiesen (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/langenhägener-seewiesen-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.