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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1990-2000	100 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1986	30-60 breeding pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1990-2000	500 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1990-2000	150 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	130 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1990-2000	6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1990-2000	100 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli	LC	breeding	1990-2000	500 breeding pairs	B3
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding	1986	400 breeding pairs	B3
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1990-2000	50 breeding pairs	C6
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella	LC	breeding	1990-2000	100 breeding pairs	B3

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)
Unterer Halblech	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	130	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen im Bereich des Faulenbacher Tales, des Lechtales, des Schwanseetales und des Alpseegebietes im Landkreis Füssen	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,320	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen im Bereich des Faulenbacher Tales, des Lechtales, des Schwanseetales und des Alpseegebietes	Landscape Protection Area	1,320	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Moore im oberen Ammertal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	628	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Loisachtal zwischen Schmölz und Griesen	Landschaftschutzgebiet	360	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Loisachtal zwischen Schmölz und Griesen	Landscape Protection Area	349	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ettaler Weidmoos	Naturschutzgebiet	155	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ammergebirge mit Kienberg und Schwarzenberg sowie Falkenstein	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	30,115	protected area contains site	28,877
Ammergebirge	Naturschutzgebiet	28,877	is identical to site	28,861
Ammergebirge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	27,589	protected area contained by site	27,582

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ammergau mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ammergau-mountains-iba-germany on 03/12/2023.