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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	11 pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	2 pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	1 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	1 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Westenholzer und Esseler Bruch	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	3
1984	Meißendorfer Teiche/ Bannetzer Moor	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	23

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	44	Standing freshwater; Raised bogs
Grassland	31	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Forest	23	Mixed woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
military	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ostenholzer Moor and Meissendorfer Teiche (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ostenholzer-moor-and-meissendorfer-teiche-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.