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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
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	non-breeding (1988–1998)	6,000–10,800 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter (1987–1996)	490 birds	B1i, C3
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter (1977–1986)	1,966 birds	B1i, C3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage (1998)	7,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (1988–1998)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Holsteinische Schweiz	Nature Park (V)	52
1987	Nordteil des Selenter Sees und Umgebung	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	21
1999	Selenter See mit Niederung zwischen Fargau und Pratjau und Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	56
1999	Gödfeldteich, Lammershagener Teiche und die bewaldete Endmoränenlandschaft östl. von Lammershagen und Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Selenter See (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/selenter-see-iba-germany on 24/12/2024.