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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
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage (1993–1998)	30 birds	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1990–2000)	2–3 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1993–1998)	5–6 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Silzen meadows and bog, near Stettfeld	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1984	Bruch bei Stettfeld	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	34

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

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Silzenwiesen and Bruch near Stettfeld (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/silzenwiesen-and-bruch-near-stettfeld-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.