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Unterlüß / Kiehnmoor


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
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC breeding (1990–2000) 3 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1964 Südheide Nature Park (V) 4
1988 Brambosteler Moor Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 4
1992 Kiehnmoor Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 18


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Unterlüß / Kiehnmoor (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/unterlüß--kiehnmoor-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.