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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	8,000-14,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	10,000-16,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	1990-1999	30-337 breeding pairs	B3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1990-1999	200-300 individuals	B1i, C3
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1990-1999	12 individuals	C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1996	1 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	resident	1995	105 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage	1994	20-30 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1990-1999	30-35 individuals	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1991	1 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1991-1998	18,232-30,342 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
1968	Peitzer Teichlandschaft mit Hammergraben	Landschaftschutzgebiet	68
1978	Peitzer Teichgebiet	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	67
1990	Peitzer Teiche mit dem Teichgebiet Bärenbrück und Laßzinswiesen	Naturschutzgebiet	100
2000	Peitzer Teiche	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	82
2007	Spreewald und Lieberoser Endmoräne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
fisheries/aquaculture	80
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peitzer und Bärenbrücker Teiche (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peitzer-und-bärenbrücker-teiche-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.