DE539
Sangweiher nature reserve and extension


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
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 1998 27 individuals C6

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
1982 Zwischen Ueß und Kyll Landschaftschutzgebiet 100
1983 Sangweiher Naturschutzgebiet 20
1998 Eifelmaare Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 23
2004 NSG Sangweiher und Erweiterung Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 74


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sangweiher nature reserve and extension (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sangweiher-nature-reserve-and-extension-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.