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Mittleres Wietingsmoor


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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding 1990-2000 49 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
1969 Weddigeloh Landschaftschutzgebiet 3
1988 Mittleres Wietingsmoor Naturschutzgebiet 15
1992 Sprekelsmeer Naturschutzgebiet <1
1994 Freistätter Moor Naturschutzgebiet 43
2001 Diepholzer Moorniederung Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 40
2004 Wietingsmoor Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 53


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mittleres Wietingsmoor (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mittleres-wietingsmoor-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.