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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	300 individuals	C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1990-1999	370 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1990-1999	65,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1997	35,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	2,150 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	1990-1999	48-63 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1990-1999	9,000 individuals	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	1990-1999	3 breeding pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1997	500 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1990-1999	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	passage	1995	20 individuals	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	1997	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	LC	resident	1997	500-600 breeding pairs	B3
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1990-1999	35-85 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1995-1998	44,500 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992-1998	65,670 individuals	A4iii, C4

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
-	Lower Rhinluch -- Lake Dreetz -- Havellondisches L	Nature Reserve	-
1967	Prämer Berge	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1992	U. Rhinluch/Dreetzer See; Havell. Luch und Belziger Landschaftsw.	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	83
1997	Hoher Fläming - Belziger Landschaftswiesen	Landschaftschutzgebiet	28
1998	Westhavelland	Landschaftschutzgebiet	71
1998	Westhavelland	Nature Park	72
1998	Hoher Fläming	Nature Park	28
2000	Unteres Rhinluch - Dreetzer See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2000	Plane	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Belziger Bach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Baitzer Bach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Mühlenberg Nennhausen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Havelländisches Luch	Naturschutzgebiet	35
2005	Belziger Landschaftswiesen	Naturschutzgebiet	28

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Unteres Rhinluch-Dreetzer See / Havelländisches Luch / Belziger Landschaftswiesen (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/unteres-rhinluch-dreetzer-see--havelländisches-luch--belziger-landschaftswiesen-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.