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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1990-1999	4-6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	12 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	1997	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1990-1999	3 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	1997	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1997	11-30 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1990-1999	50-80 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1990-1999	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1990-1999	20-40 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
1938	Großer Stechlin - , Nehmitz - und Großer Krukowsee	Nature Reserve	-
1999	Fürstenberger Wald- und Seengebiet	Landschaftschutzgebiet	67
2000	Stechlin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2001	Stechlin	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2001	Stechlin-Ruppiner Land	Nature Park	100
2002	Stechlin	Naturschutzgebiet	100
2003	Ruppiner Wald- und Seengebiet	Landschaftschutzgebiet	33

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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