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Southern Tollense basin


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
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC winter 1990-1999 3,000 individuals B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC winter 1990-1999 6,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter 1990-1999 12,000 individuals B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC winter 1990-1999 400 individuals B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding 1991-1999 5 breeding pairs C2
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus LC breeding 1990-1999 1 breeding pairs C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 1990-1999 4-5 breeding pairs A1, C1

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
1939 Tollensebecken (Mecklenburg-Strelitz) Landscape Protection Area 29
1962 Tollensebecken Landschaftschutzgebiet 60
1962 Tollensebecken (Neubrandenburg-Stadt) Landscape Protection Area 12
1962 Tollensebecken (Müritz) Landscape Protection Area 5
1967 Rosenholz und Zippelower Bachtal Naturschutzgebiet 2
1994 Ziemenbachtal Naturschutzgebiet 1
1994 Hellberge Naturschutzgebiet <1
2001 Nonnenbachtal Naturschutzgebiet <1
2002 Nonnenhof Naturschutzgebiet 9
2004 Tollensesee mit Zuflüssen und umliegenden Wäldern Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 30
2008 Wald- und Seenlandschaft Lieps-Serrahn Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 36

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Shrubland Scrub -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Tollense basin (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-tollense-basin-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.