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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1997	230 individuals	C2
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-1999	18,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1990-1999	493 individuals	B1i, C3
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1990-1999	10-75 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-1999	1,200 individuals	B1i, C2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	40-45 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1990-1999	104 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1997	300 individuals	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1997	600 individuals	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1997	100 individuals	C2, C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	passage	1997	10 individuals	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	5 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1990-1999	35 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2001	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-1999	5-25 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1990-1999	40-60 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1990-1999	160-180 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos	LC	breeding	1990-1999	800-1,300 breeding pairs	B3
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1990-1999	30-50 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1968	Spreewald	Landscape Protection Area	-
1990	Biosphärenreservat Spreewald	Landschaftschutzgebiet	100
1990	Innerer Oberspreewald	Naturschutzgebiet	12
1990	Byhleguhrer See	Naturschutzgebiet	2
1990	Kockot	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1990	Heideseen	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1990	Verlandungszone Köthener See	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Ellerborn	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Bibersdorfer Wiesen	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Birkenwald	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Lehniksberg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Hain Lübben	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Neuendorfer Seewiesen	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Börnichen	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Neu Zaucher Weinberg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Josinsky-Luch	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Wutschgerogge	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Bukoitza	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Meiereisee	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Innerer Unterspreewald	Naturschutzgebiet	5
1990	Wiesenau	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Brasinski-Luch	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Luchsee	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Sölla	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1990	Ribocka	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1991	Spreewald	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1998	Innerer Oberspreewald	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12
1998	Unterspreewald	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
1998	Byhleguhrer See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1998	Heideseen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1998	Verlandungszone Köthener See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Josinskyluch	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Wiesenau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Luchsee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Ellerborn; Ribocka und Ragower Niederungswiesen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Pretschener Spreeniederung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Niederung Börnichen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Vetschauer Mühlenfließ - Teiche Stradow	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Meiereisee und Kriegbuschwiesen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Erweiterung Josinskyluch - Krumme Spree	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Lehniksberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Erweiterung Heideseen Verlandungszone Köthener See - westlicher T	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Spree	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2003	Nördliches Spreewaldrandgebiet	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Spreewald und Lieberoser Endmoräne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	89
2014	Naturentwicklungsgebiet Abramka	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2014	Naturentwicklungsgebiet Kockot	Naturschutzgebiet	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	52
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	25
Grassland	Humid grasslands	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	8
Shrubland	Scrub	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
tourism/recreation	90
agriculture	52
nature conservation and research	20
forestry	15
fisheries/aquaculture	8
water management	8
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Spreewald (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/spreewald-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.