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Military training area Munster-Süd


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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC breeding 2001 30 breeding pairs C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 1980-1989 8 breeding pairs 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
2000 Moor- und Heidegebiete im Truppenübungsplatz Munster-Süd Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 72
2000 Örtze mit Nebenbächen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3
2009 Truppenübungsplätze Munster Nord und Süd Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 81


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Military training area Munster-Süd (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/military-training-area-munster-süd-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.