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Moorland belt of Süderelbe-Marschrandmoor (HH) and moorlands near Buxtehude (NI)


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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1998 34-58 breeding pairs A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, 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
2001 NSG Moorgürtel Naturschutzgebiet 30
2001 Moorgürtel Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 29


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moorland belt of Süderelbe-Marschrandmoor (HH) and moorlands near Buxtehude (NI) (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moorland-belt-of-süderelbe-marschrandmoor-(hh)-and-moorlands-near-buxtehude-(ni)-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.