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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	passage	1990-1999	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-45 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	resident	1997	6-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	1997	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	resident	1997	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-1999	50,000 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
1990	Naturpark Märkische Schweiz	Landschaftschutzgebiet	100
1990	Stobbertal	Naturschutzgebiet	5
1990	Klobichsee	Naturschutzgebiet	3
1990	Tiergarten	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Ruhlsdorfer Bruch	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1990	Gumnitz und Großer Schlagenthinsee	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1990	Gartzsee	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Märkische Schweiz	Nature Park	100
2000	Rotes Luch Tiergarten	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2000	Stobbertal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2000	Tornowseen - Pritzhagener Berge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2000	Klobichsee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2000	Müncheberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Schermützelsee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Gumnitz und Großer Schlagenthinsee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Buckow - Waldsieversdorfer Niederungslandschaft	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Ruhlsdorfer Bruch	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2001	NSG Tiergarten	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2004	Märkische Schweiz	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Müncheberg Ergänzung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Märkische Schweiz (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/märkische-schweiz-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.