Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Common Eider Somateria mollissima |
NT |
winter (1987–1996) |
18,600 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula |
LC |
winter (1996) |
4,600 birds |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula |
LC |
winter (1987–1996) |
11,000 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus |
LC |
winter (1987–1996) |
5,000 birds |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
winter (1989–1996) |
39,200 birds |
A4iii, C4 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Southern shore of Eckernförder Bucht |
Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA) |
99 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Intertidal |
- |
|
| Marine Neritic |
- |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern shore of Eckernförder Bucht (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-shore-of-eckernförder-bucht-iba-germany on 24/12/2024.
