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Wesuwer Brook


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter (1990–1999) 114 birds C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC winter (1990–1999) 521 birds A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC winter (1990–1999) 1,800 birds B1i, C3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1974 Emstal Landscape Protection Area (V) 49
2016 Emstal Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 30
2016 Natura 2000-Emsauen zwischen Salzbergen und Papenburg Landscape Protection Area (V) 23

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land
Grassland - Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wesuwer Brook (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wesuwer-brook-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.