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Oberlausitz heathland and fishponds biosphere reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (1996) 20,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (1996) 30,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT resident (1996) 1 breeding pairs C6
Common Crane Grus grus LC breeding (1996) 30 breeding pairs C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC resident (1996) 1 breeding pairs C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC breeding (1994) 22 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC resident (1996) 5 breeding pairs C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus LC resident (-) 1–3 breeding pairs C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC resident (1996) 5–90 breeding pairs C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC resident (1996) 10 breeding pairs C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC resident (1996) 100 breeding pairs C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC resident (1996) 15 breeding pairs A1, B2, C1, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident (1996) 1 breeding pairs C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica LC resident (-) 1 breeding pairs C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1996) 50,000 individuals A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1961 Auwald und Eisenberg Guttau (Anteil) Naturschutzgebiet (IV) -
1968 Spree- und Teichlandschaft südlich Uhyst Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 3
1968 Spreelandschaft um Bärwalde Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 1
1968 Boxberg-Reichwalder Wald- und Wiesengebiet Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) <1
1974 Talsperre Quitzdorf und Kollmer Höhen Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 3
1983 Teichlandschaft nördlich von Commerau bei Klix Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 2
1996 Oberlausitzer Heide-und Teichlandschaft UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 86
1997 Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 37

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oberlausitz heathland and fishponds biosphere reserve (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oberlausitz-heathland-and-fishponds-biosphere-reserve-iba-germany on 13/01/2025.