DE551
Southern Black Forest


IBA Justification

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 at site IBA criteria triggered
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia LC breeding 1990-2000 3-4 breeding pairs C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus LC breeding 1990-2000 25-35 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC breeding 1990-2000 4-10 breeding pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC breeding 1990-2000 20 breeding pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC breeding 1990-2000 30-40 breeding pairs C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC breeding 1990-2000 10 breeding pairs B2
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus LC breeding 1990-2000 115 breeding pairs B3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wiesen bei Waldshut Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 743 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Wiedener Weidberge Naturschutzgebiet 379 protected area contained by site 0
Wiedener Eck und Trubelsmattkopf Landschaftschutzgebiet 9 protected area contained by site 50
Wiedener Eck und Lückle Landschaftschutzgebiet 11 protected area contained by site 44
Weidfelder im Oberen Wiesetal Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,743 protected area contained by site 1,743
Weidfelder bei Gersbach und an der Wehra Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,012 protected area overlaps with site 1,712
Wehratal Landschaftschutzgebiet 169 protected area contained by site 169
Wehratal Landschaftschutzgebiet 66 protected area contained by site 0
Wagensteigtal-Höllental Landschaftschutzgebiet 2,886 protected area overlaps with site 514
Utzenfluh Naturschutzgebiet 272 protected area contained by site 84
Unteres Seebachtal Naturschutzgebiet 65 protected area overlaps with site 0
Tiefenhäuser Moos Naturschutzgebiet 4 protected area contained by site 5
Taubenmoos Naturschutzgebiet 205 protected area contained by site 205
Täler von Schwarza; Mettma, Schlücht, Steina Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,809 protected area overlaps with site 1,805
Südschwarzwald Nature Park 370,000 protected area overlaps with site 83,929
Südschwarzwald Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 33,516 protected area overlaps with site 33,516
St. Blasien Landschaftschutzgebiet 3,569 protected area contained by site 3,569
Schwarzwaldtäler (Schlüchttal) Landschaftschutzgebiet 5,357 protected area overlaps with site 4,801
Schwarza-Schlücht-Tal Naturschutzgebiet 244 protected area contained by site 243
Schneeglöckchenstandort auf Gemarkung Buch, Landkreis Waldshut Naturschutzgebiet 2 protected area contained by site 2
Schauinsland (Stadtkreis Freiburg) Landschaftschutzgebiet 1,741 protected area overlaps with site 0
Schauinsland (Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald) Landschaftschutzgebiet 3,743 protected area overlaps with site 3,585
Schauinsland Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 918 protected area contained by site 918
Schauinsland Naturschutzgebiet 1,054 protected area contained by site 1,035
Rüttewies-Scheibenrain Naturschutzgebiet 64 protected area contained by site 62
Röttler Wald Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,512 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Rotmeer Naturschutzgebiet 47 protected area contained by site 46
Oberes Murgtal Landschaftschutzgebiet 780 protected area overlaps with site 392
Oberer Hotzenwald Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,842 protected area contained by site 1,872
NSG Feldberg Naturschutzgebiet 5 protected area contained by site 5
Nonnenmattweiher Naturschutzgebiet 71 protected area contained by site 70
Nonnenmattweiher Landschaftschutzgebiet 3 protected area contained by site 1
Murg zum Hochrhein Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,451 protected area overlaps with site 230
Markgräfler Hügelland und angrenzender westlicher Südschwarzwald Landschaftschutzgebiet 5,840 protected area overlaps with site 200
Markgräfler Hügelland mit Schwarzwaldhängen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,248 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Lenzkirch Landschaftschutzgebiet 5,486 protected area overlaps with site 157
Langenbach-Trubelsbach Naturschutzgebiet 36 protected area contained by site 38
Landschaftsteile Horben - St. Ulrich Landschaftschutzgebiet 445 protected area overlaps with site 537
Kohlhütte-Lampenschweine Naturschutzgebiet 151 protected area contained by site 140
Kirchspielwald-Ibacher Moos Naturschutzgebiet 570 protected area contained by site 568
Kandelwald; Roßkopf und Zartener Becken Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,071 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Horben Landschaftschutzgebiet 844 protected area overlaps with site 0
Horbacher Moor Naturschutzgebiet 12 protected area contained by site 11
Hochschwarzwald um Hinterzarten Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,765 protected area overlaps with site 1,157
Hochschwarzwald um den Feldberg und Bernauer Hochtal Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 6,751 protected area contained by site 0
Hochschwarzwald um den Feldberg Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 5,052 protected area contained by site 5,052
Hochschwarzwald - Bereiche Feldberg, Friedenweiler und Schluchsee Landschaftschutzgebiet 2,401 protected area overlaps with site 183
Höchenschwander Moor Naturschutzgebiet 9 protected area contained by site 10
Heubronner Eck Landschaftschutzgebiet 1 protected area contained by site 1
Heubronner Eck Landschaftschutzgebiet 0 protected area contained by site 0
Häusern Landschaftschutzgebiet 763 protected area contained by site 763
Gletscherkessel Präg und Weidfelder im Oberen Wiesental Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 4,780 protected area contained by site 0
Gletscherkessel Präg Naturschutzgebiet 2,867 protected area contained by site 2,855
Gletscherkessel Präg Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,977 protected area contained by site 2,977
Friedrich-August-Grube Naturschutzgebiet 6 protected area contained by site 6
Feldberg-Schluchsee Landschaftschutzgebiet 7,876 protected area overlaps with site 4,762
Feldberg Landschaftschutzgebiet 217 protected area contained by site 0
Feldberg Landschaftschutzgebiet 1 protected area contained by site 0
Feldberg Landschaftschutzgebiet 124 protected area contained by site 127
Feldberg Naturschutzgebiet 4,227 protected area contained by site 0
Eschengrundmoos Naturschutzgebiet 40 protected area contained by site 42
Erlenbruckmoor Naturschutzgebiet 18 protected area contained by site 9
Ennersbacher Moor Naturschutzgebiet 20 protected area contained by site 18
Dinkelberg und Röttler Wald Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 4,647 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Dachsberg Landschaftschutzgebiet 4,763 protected area contained by site 4,763
Bruggmatt Naturschutzgebiet 2 protected area contained by site 2
Breitnau-Hinterzarten Landschaftschutzgebiet 6,704 protected area overlaps with site 2,698
Blauen Landschaftschutzgebiet 4,119 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Blasiwald und Unterkrummen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 359 protected area contained by site 355
Bisten Naturschutzgebiet 114 protected area contained by site 114
Bernauer Hochtal und Taubenmoos Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,699 protected area contained by site 1,699
Bernau im Schwarzwald Landschaftschutzgebiet 3,202 protected area contained by site 3,202
Belchen Naturschutzgebiet 1,615 protected area contained by site 1,618
Belchen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,872 protected area contained by site 2,872
Bannwald Wehratal Naturschutzgebiet 128 protected area contained by site 127
Bannwald Faulbach Naturschutzgebiet 22 protected area contained by site 20
Albtal (Unterlauf der Hauensteiner Alb) Landschaftschutzgebiet 410 protected area overlaps with site 271
Alb zum Hochrhein Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,211 protected area overlaps with site 694


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Black Forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/9365 on 08/06/2023.