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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1997	2,876-5,823 individuals	B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1997	11,917-18,991 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1997	2,936-4,495 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1996	20 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Picus canus	NR	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	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
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1997	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 de Lauterbourg à Strasbourg	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23,680	protected area overlaps with site	8,111
Secteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch, Bas-Rhin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20,144	protected area overlaps with site	5,126
FRN007	Biological Reserve	147	protected area contained by site	147
FRN007	Hunting Reserve	1,064	protected area contained by site	1,064
Forêt d'Offendorf	National Nature Reserve	59	protected area contained by site	60
Delta de la Sauer	National Nature Reserve	486	protected area contained by site	486

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
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 (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vallée du Rhin : Strasbourg à Lauterbourg. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 30/03/2020.