DE408
Plane lowlands


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1972 Krahner Busch Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 3
1997 Hoher Fläming - Belziger Landschaftswiesen Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 26
1997 Krahner Busch Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2
1998 Hoher Fläming Nature Park (V) 26


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 28/12/2024.