DE373
Southern Harz near Zorge


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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia LC breeding (1993–1999) 15 pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC breeding (1993–1999) 5 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1960 Harz Nature Park (V) 100
2008 Staufenberg Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2
2016 Harz (Landkreis Osterode am Harz) Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 98


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Harz near Zorge (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-harz-near-zorge-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.