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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	1,600 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1990-1999	3,800 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1990-1999	28,300 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	40,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1990-1999	290 individuals	B1i, C2
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	1990-1999	12,900 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1990-1999	4,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1990-1999	850 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	1997	15,300 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1990-1999	4,300 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1990-1999	9,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-1999	150-200 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-70 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-1999	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-1999	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1990-1999	30 individuals	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2-5 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1990-1999	15 individuals	C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1990-1999	2,200 individuals	B1i, C3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	1990-1999	4 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1990-1999	4,000 individuals	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1990-1999	1,600 individuals	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	50-100 individuals	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1990-1999	600 individuals	C2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1990-1999	80-160 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	5 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1990-1999	60 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1990-1999	10-35 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1,000-3,500 breeding pairs	B2
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1990-1999	140-160 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos	LC	breeding	1990-1999	550-700 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-1999	127,945-127,995 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
-	Felchowseegebiet Ergänzung - DE2950306	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1978	Unteres Odertal, Schwedt	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	46
1995	Unteres Odertal	Nationalpark	90
1998	Nationalparkregion Unteres Odertal	Landschaftschutzgebiet	12
2000	Unteres Odertal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	77
2000	Felchowseegebiet	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2001	Unteres Odertal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2002	Landiner Haussee	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2003	Felchowseegebiet	Naturschutzgebiet	8
2003	Koppelberg Altgalow (Westteil)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	-
2006	Nationalpark Unteres Odertal	Naturschutzgebiet	87

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Oder valley (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-oder-valley-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.