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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1992)	10,000–30,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1992)	3 pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (2001)	1 pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	non-breeding (-)	2 birds	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1992)	2 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	non-breeding (-)	5–10 birds	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1992)	10,000–30,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Flusslandschaft Elbe	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	86
1990	Mittlere Elbe	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	86
1990	Mittlere Elbe	Landscape Protection Area (V)	86
2001	Elsnigk - Osternienburger Teiche	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	9
2004	Wulfener Bruchwiesen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	26
2004	Diebziger Busch	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	18
2004	Neolith-Teich	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wulfener Bruch and Teichgebiet Osternienburg (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wulfener-bruch-and-teichgebiet-osternienburg-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.