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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1998	5-6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1996	200 individuals	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1995	1 individuals	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1996	3 individuals	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1990	1-2 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	winter	1990	1 individuals	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	passage	1995	2 individuals	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	non-breeding	1990	12 individuals	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	passage	1990	1 individuals	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1996	12-13 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1996	9-10 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1996	32-35 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	non-breeding	1993	1 individuals	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1996	38-45 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1998	55 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1997	1 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	passage	1997	1 individuals	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1983	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	passage	1995	5 individuals	C6

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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wahner Heide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,865	protected area contained by site	2,866
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Wahner Heide'	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,039	protected area contained by site	3,041
Siegburg, Troisdorf, St. Augustin	Landscape Protection Area	3,253	protected area overlaps with site	275
Sieg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	617	protected area is adjacent to site	0
NSG Wahner Heide im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	Naturschutzgebiet	2,010	protected area overlaps with site	1,897
NSG Wahner Heide	Naturschutzgebiet	769	protected area overlaps with site	750
NSG Wahner Heide	Naturschutzgebiet	658	protected area contained by site	653
NSG Trerichsweiher / Untere Aggeraue	Naturschutzgebiet	34	protected area contained by site	34
NSG Siegaue	Naturschutzgebiet	408	protected area is adjacent to site	0
NSG Aggeraue zwischen Lohmar und Siegburg	Naturschutzgebiet	259	protected area contained by site	259
NSG Aggeraue	Naturschutzgebiet	155	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LSG-Wahner Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	6	protected area contained by site	0
LSG-Wahner Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	73	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Suelzaue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	99	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Stadtwald Troisdorf	Landschaftschutzgebiet	235	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Sieg-/Aggeraue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	104	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Landschaftsschutzgebiet	Landschaftschutzgebiet	4,256	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LSG-Landschaftsraum Gut Leidenhausen und Freiraeume um Brueck	Landschaftschutzgebiet	993	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Kulturlandschaft bei Altenrath	Landschaftschutzgebiet	18	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Aggeraue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	103	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LSG-Aggeraue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	48	protected area overlaps with site	0
Koenigsforst und vorgelagerte Freiraeume	Landscape Protection Area	2,094	protected area overlaps with site	192
Im Rheinisch Bergischen Kreis	Landscape Protection Area	6,471	protected area overlaps with site	11
Bergisches Land	Nature Park	191,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Bereich Bergische Hochflaeche, Lohmarer Wald	Landscape Protection Area	4,625	protected area overlaps with site	45
Agger	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	198	protected area overlaps with site	135

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wahner Heide. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/05/2022.