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 |
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Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 1-2 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | passage | 1997-2000 | 1-5 individuals | C6 |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | winter | 1997-2000 | 1-2 individuals | C6 |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | passage | 1997-2000 | 1 individuals | C6 |
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 3-5 breeding pairs | C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 2-8 breeding pairs | C6 |
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | passage | 1997-2000 | 2-6 individuals | C6 |
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | LC | winter | 1997-2000 | 10 individuals | C6 |
Black Kite Milvus migrans | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 3-5 breeding pairs | C6 |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 15-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 1 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) |
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Untere Gersprenzaue | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,235 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,738 |
Untere Gersprenz | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 773 | protected area overlaps with site | 571 |
Taubensemd von Habitzheim, Semd und Groß-Umstadt | Naturschutzgebiet | 32 | protected area overlaps with site | 23 |
Scheelhecke von Groß-Zimmern | Naturschutzgebiet | 4 | protected area contained by site | 5 |
Reinheimer Teich | Naturschutzgebiet | 77 | protected area contained by site | 75 |
Landkreis Dieburg | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 2,022 | protected area overlaps with site | 601 |
Die kleine Qualle von Hergershausen | Naturschutzgebiet | 27 | protected area overlaps with site | 21 |
Brackenbruch bei Hergershausen | Naturschutzgebiet | 52 | protected area contained by site | 52 |
Bergstraße/Odenwald | Nature Park | 223,845 | protected area overlaps with site | 154 |
Auf dem Sand zwischen Hergershausen und Altheim | Naturschutzgebiet | 23 | protected area overlaps with site | 18 |
Auenverbund Untere Gersprenz | Landscape Protection Area | 2,600 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,149 |
Auenverbund Untere Gersprenz | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 2,452 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Gersprenz lowlands incl. Reinheim pond. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-gersprenz-lowlands-incl.-reinheim-pond-iba-germany on 01/12/2023.