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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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (1990–1999)	4,200 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1990–1999)	8,000 birds	B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2015	Luneplate	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	11

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	91	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
hunting	90
other	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower reaches of River Weser, embanked area (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-reaches-of-river-weser-embanked-area-iba-germany on 26/12/2024.