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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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1997)	2–3 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding (2001)	12–37 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (2001)	19–33 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1961	Auwald bei Plötzkau	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	35
1962	Saale	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	100
1999	Saale	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	100
2005	Unteres Saaletal	Nature Park (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ploetzkau flood-plain forest (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ploetzkau-flood-plain-forest-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.