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Sächsische Schweiz National Park


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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC resident (1996) 2 pairs C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC resident (1996) 6–10 pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC resident (1996) 10 pairs C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC resident (1996) 3 pairs C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC resident (1996) 1–2 pairs C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis LC resident (1996) 1 pairs C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC resident (1996) 5–10 pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC resident (1996) 10 pairs C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC resident (1997) 6 pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC resident (1996) 5 pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC resident (1996) 3 pairs C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva LC resident (1996) 1–3 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1990 Sächsische Schweiz Nationalpark (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland) - Rivers and streams


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sächsische Schweiz National Park (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sächsische-schweiz-national-park-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.