EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

Species, isolated
subspecies;
English name
Species, isolated
subspecies;
scientifi c name
Concentration
European
distribution
Share GER in
global
population
Rank
GER in
Europe
Red Kite Milvus milvus ● 60% 1. ↔
Marsh Tit Parus palustris ● 24% 1. ↔
Population
trend GER
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius ● 20% 1. ↔ V
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus ● 20% 2. ↑
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus ● 15% 2. ↓
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla ● > 12% 3. ↔
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla ○ > 10% 1. ↑
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis ● < 10% 3. ↓
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix ● 2% 3. ↔
Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli ● 1% 9. ↓
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis ● 1% 9. ↓↓ 1
is not found as a breeding bird in North
and Central Germany any more, is regarded
as indicator species of beech and
mixed deciduous forests with extensive
pools of dead wood. It is dependent on a
minimum dead wood volume of 58 m 3 / ha
(FRANK 2002). With maturation of the
nominated forests advancing, this rare
woodpecker species is also anticipated to
re-immigrate from Poland and form viable
populations. In recent years, isolated individuals
were already detected in Grumsin.
● exclusive ↔ perpetual
● largely ↑ increasing
○ predominantly ↓ decreasing
Dendrocopos medius
Dendrocopos minor
Dryocopus martius
Picus viridis
Picus canus
major
Dendrocopos
Property
Jasmund X X X X
Serrahn X X X X X
Grumsin X X X X X
Hainich X X X X X X
Kellerwald X X X X X X
2. DESCRIPTION
Nationale
Naturlandschaften
Red List
category GER
Tab. 2.3: German breeding bird
species with a preference for beech
forests and global distribution
limited to Europe (FLADE
1998).
Tab. 2.4: Occurrence of woodpecker
species in the nominated
component parts
The German forests are
populated by a host of bird
species endemic to Europe.
This is a highly vulnerable
bird community for which
Germany, of all countries,
bears extraordinary responsibility.
Representative
populations have been
observed in the nominated
component parts.
Left: Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Right: Black Woodpecker
(Dryocopus martius)
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