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Zschornoer Heide


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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC breeding (1990–1999) 3–5 pairs C6

IBA Protection

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zschornoer Heide (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zschornoer-heide-iba-germany on 24/12/2024.