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Schwetzinger and Hockenheimer Hardt


IBA Justification

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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding 1990-2000 3-4 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zugmantel-Bandholz Naturschutzgebiet 16 protected area contained by site 17
Schwetzinger und Hockenheimer Hardt Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 1,436 protected area contained by site 1,436
Schwetzinger Schloßgarten und Umgebung Landschaftschutzgebiet 189 protected area overlaps with site 44
Sandhausener Dünen Pferdstrieb Naturschutzgebiet 16 protected area overlaps with site 0
Sandhausener Dünen (2 Teilgebiete) Nature Reserve 37 protected area overlaps with site 36
Sandhausener Düne, Pflege Schönau-Galgenbuckel Naturschutzgebiet 21 protected area contained by site 0
Sandhausener Düne, Pflege Schönau-Galgenbuckel Landschaftschutzgebiet 42 protected area contained by site 37
Sandgebiete zwischen Mannheim und Sandhausen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,776 protected area overlaps with site 336
Oftersheimer Dünen Landschaftschutzgebiet 165 protected area overlaps with site 149
Oftersheimer Dünen Naturschutzgebiet 50 protected area contained by site 48
Oftersheimer Dünen Landschaftschutzgebiet 7 protected area contained by site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Schwetzinger and Hockenheimer Hardt. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/schwetzinger-and-hockenheimer-hardt-iba-germany on 26/09/2023.