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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1991	200-500 individuals	B1i, C3
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vallée du Rhin d'Artzenheim à Village-Neuf	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,894	protected area overlaps with site	4,051
Secteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch; Haut-Rhin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,343	protected area overlaps with site	2,688
Russenlager	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	8	protected area contained by site	0
Rhin supérieur / Oberrhein	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	22,413	protected area overlaps with site	0
Petite Camargue Alsacienne	Réserve naturelle nationale	904	protected area overlaps with site	120
Obere Au 2	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	3	protected area contained by site	0
Mittlere Au	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	7	protected area contained by site	0
Jungfrau / Rheinzinck	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	5	protected area contained by site	0
Jungfrau / Gravière EDF	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	2	protected area contained by site	0
FRN005	Hunting Reserve	2,000	protected area contained by site	2,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vallée du Rhin : Village-neuf à Biescheim. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/02/2021.