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Malxe lowlands / Lakomaer Teiche


IBA Justification

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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC winter (1990–1999) 4,000–8,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter (1990–1999) 6,000–10,000 birds B1i, C3
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding (1990–1999) 3 pairs A4i, B1i, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC passage (1990–1999) 1–5 birds C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1968 Peitzer Teichlandschaft mit Hammergraben Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 4
1981 Tannenwald Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
2003 Biotopverbund Spreeaue Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malxe lowlands / Lakomaer Teiche (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malxe-lowlands--lakomaer-teiche-iba-germany on 26/12/2024.