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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1990–1999)	8,000–14,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1990–1999)	10,000–16,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding (1990–1999)	30–337 pairs	B3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage (1990–1999)	200–300 birds	B1i, C3
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage (1990–1999)	12 birds	C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1996)	1 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	resident (1995)	105 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage (1994)	20–30 birds	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter (1990–1999)	30–35 birds	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (1991)	1 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1991–1998)	18,232–30,342 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1968	Peitzer Teichlandschaft mit Hammergraben	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	68
1990	Peitzer Teiche mit dem Teichgebiet Bärenbrück und Laßzinswiesen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.