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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The IBA, north of Cottbus, comprises 39 seasonal fish-ponds (depth 0.8-1.2 m). The ponds are fed by the River Spree.
The site holds 20,000 or waterbirds on passage, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex (7-8 breeding pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Phalacrocorax carbo are shot.
National Partial
International HighIBA overlaps with Nature Reserve. IBA overlaps with Ramsar Site and Special Protection Area.
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.
