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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Lower Rhinluch -- Lake Dreetz -- Havellondisches L	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1967	Prämer Berge	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1997	Hoher Fläming - Belziger Landschaftswiesen	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	28
1998	Westhavelland	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	71
1998	Hoher Fläming	Nature Park (V)	28
1998	Westhavelland	Nature Park (V)	72
2004	Havelländisches Luch	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	35
2005	Belziger Landschaftswiesen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	28

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

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 23/12/2024.