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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1995	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2001	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2001	6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2001	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1995	2 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2001	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	2001	1 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2001	11-20 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2001	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2001	2 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2001	51 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2001	11-50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2001	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2001	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1995	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2001	101-250 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2001	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1995	min 20,000 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
1957	Mittelelbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1957	Mittelelbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1964	Mittlere Elbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1979	Flusslandschaft Elbe	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1990	Mittlere Elbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	51
1990	Mittlere Elbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	21
1990	Mittlere Elbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	11
1990	Mittlere Elbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	5
1990	Mittlere Elbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	3
1990	Mittlere Elbe	Landscape Protection Area	87
2000	Dessau-Wörlitzer Elbauen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	37
2000	Kühnauer Heide und Elbaue zwischen Aken und Dessau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	19
2000	Elbaue Steckby-Lödderitz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	16
2000	Untere Muldeaue	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
2000	Saaleaue bei Groß Rosenburg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2001	Schönitzer See	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2004	Steckby-Lödderitzer Forst	Naturschutzgebiet	21
2004	Untere Mulde	Naturschutzgebiet	6
2004	Elbetal - Crassensee	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2
2004	Saarenbruch-Matzwerder	Naturschutzgebiet	2
2004	Saalberghau	Naturschutzgebiet	2
2004	Krägen-Riss	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2004	Elbetal - Crassensee	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
2004	Crassensee	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2007	Mittlere Elbe einschließlich Steckby-Lödderitzer Forst	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2007	Mittlere Elbe-Steckby	Landschaftschutzgebiet	3
2015	Mittlere Elbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Middle Elbe valley with Steckby-Lödderitz forest (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/middle-elbe-valley-with-steckby-lödderitz-forest-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.