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Plane lowlands


IBA Justification

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
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 1990-1999 5-10 individuals C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 1990-1999 min 20,000 individuals A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1972 Krahner Busch Landschaftschutzgebiet 3
1997 Hoher Fläming - Belziger Landschaftswiesen Landschaftschutzgebiet 26
1997 Krahner Busch Naturschutzgebiet 2
1998 Hoher Fläming Nature Park 26
1998 Krahner Busch Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2
2003 Plane Ergänzung Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plane lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plane-lowlands-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.