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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1990–1999)	3–5 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Zschornoer Wald	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	73

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zschornoer Heide (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zschornoer-heide-iba-germany on 25/01/2025.