Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | winter | 1996 | 3 individuals | C6 |
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | non-breeding | 2000 | 3,700 individuals | B1i |
| Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 2000 | 40-50 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Bluethroat Luscinia svecica | LC | breeding | 2000 | 20-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkeler Aue | Naturschutzgebiet | 6 | protected area contained by site | 7 |
| Winkeler Aue | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 6 | protected area contained by site | 10 |
| Wiesbaden | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 13,329 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Weinberge zwischen Rüdesheim und Lorchhausen | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 845 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Wanderfischgebiete im Rhein | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,270 | protected area overlaps with site | 362 |
| Teufelskadrich bei Lorch | Naturschutzgebiet | 128 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Teufelskadrich bei Lorch | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 380 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Sandlache | Naturschutzgebiet | 58 | protected area contained by site | 60 |
| Rüdesheimer Aue | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 8 | protected area contained by site | 6 |
| Rüdesheimer Aue | Naturschutzgebiet | 29 | protected area contained by site | 21 |
| Rheinwiesen von Oestrich-Winkel und Geisenheim | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 26 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Rheinwiesen von Oestrich-Winkel und Geisenheim | Naturschutzgebiet | 17 | protected area overlaps with site | 1 |
| Rheinniederung Mainz-Bingen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,149 | protected area contained by site | 1,149 |
| Rheinhessisches Rheingebiet | Landscape Protection Area | 31,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,375 |
| Rheinhessisches Rheingebiet | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 36,122 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Rheingebiet von Bingen bis Koblenz | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 40,291 | protected area overlaps with site | 74 |
| Rheinauen zwischen Eltville und Bingen | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 566 | protected area contained by site | 566 |
| Rheinaue Bingen-Ingelheim | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,774 | protected area contained by site | 1,776 |
| Rhein-Taunus | Nature Park | 80,439 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Rettbergsaue bei Wiesbaden | Naturschutzgebiet | 75 | protected area contained by site | 81 |
| Rettbergsaue bei Wiesbaden | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 71 | protected area contained by site | 68 |
| Niederwallufer Bucht | Naturschutzgebiet | 13 | protected area contained by site | 13 |
| Mombacher Rheinufer | Naturschutzgebiet | 35 | protected area overlaps with site | 22 |
| Mariannenaue | Naturschutzgebiet | 196 | protected area contained by site | 198 |
| Mariannenaue | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 82 | protected area contained by site | 69 |
| Lennebergwald | Naturschutzgebiet | 792 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Kalkflugsandgebiet Mainz-Ingelheim | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,304 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Inselrhein | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,674 | protected area overlaps with site | 782 |
| Ingelheimer Dünen und Sande | Naturschutzgebiet | 340 | protected area overlaps with site | 20 |
| Hessische Mainauen | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 2,574 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Haderaue-Königsklinger Aue | Naturschutzgebiet | 168 | protected area contained by site | 165 |
| Fulderaue - Ilmenaue | Naturschutzgebiet | 338 | protected area contained by site | 236 |
| Erbacher Wäldchen | Naturschutzgebiet | 5 | protected area overlaps with site | 2 |
| Dünen- und Sandgebiet Mainz-Ingelheim | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 2,414 | protected area overlaps with site | 87 |
| Binger Wald | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,268 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
| Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| water management | - |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rheinaue Bingen-Ingelheim. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rheinaue-bingen-ingelheim-iba-germany on 28/09/2023.
