BirdLife Data Zone

DE618

Main valley and Steiger foothills near Schweinfurt and Volkach

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IBA Criteria

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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990-2000	2 breeding pairs	C6
Ixobrychus minutus	NR	breeding	1990-2000	10 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1990-2000	2 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	10 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	50 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-2000	20 breeding pairs	C6
Picus canus	NR	breeding	1990-2000	40 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1990-2000	100 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1990-2000	100 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica	LC	breeding	1990-2000	150 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	passage	1990-2000	20 individuals	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1990-2000	200 breeding pairs	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

IBA Protection

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wipfelder Mainaue bei St.Ludwig	Nature Reserve	73	protected area contained by site	73
Weyerer Bergheide mit Hangwäldern und Altwasser	Landscape Protection Area	34	protected area overlaps with site	13
Wald an der Hallburg	Nature Reserve	10	protected area contained by site	10
Volkacher Mainschleife	Landscape Protection Area	5,322	protected area overlaps with site	1,550
Vogelschutzgebiet Garstadt	Nature Reserve	48	protected area contained by site	48
Vogelschutzgebiet Alter und Neuer See	Nature Reserve	38	protected area contained by site	38
Sulzheimer Gipshügel	Nature Reserve	8	protected area contained by site	8
Spitalholz bei Gochsheim	Nature Reserve	26	protected area contained by site	26
Schweinfurter Becken und nördliches Steigerwaldvorland	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	86	protected area overlaps with site	486
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen in der Gemeinde Reupelsdorf, Landkreis Gerolzhofen - Staatswaldrevier Reupelsdorf	Landscape Protection Area	211	protected area overlaps with site	2
Schutz eines Landschaftsteils im Bereich der Stadt Schweinfurt und des Landkreises Schweinfurt	Landscape Protection Area	32	protected area overlaps with site	12
Schutz des Landschaftsraumes Umgebung der Sulzheimer Gipshügel in der Gemarkung Sulzheim, Landkreis Schweinfurt	Landscape Protection Area	35	protected area overlaps with site	13
Schleifwiesen und Nußloch bei Lindach	Nature Reserve	16	protected area contained by site	16
Saumain in der Stadt Schweinfurt	Nature Reserve	12	protected area contained by site	12
Sandgrasheiden am Elgersheimer Hof	Nature Reserve	3	protected area contained by site	3
Sandfluren bei Volkach, Schwarzach a.Main und Sommerach	Nature Reserve	105	protected area contained by site	105
Riedholz und Grettstädter Wiesen	Nature Reserve	119	protected area contained by site	119
Rechtes Mainufer bei Sommerach	Nature Reserve	19	protected area contained by site	19
Maintal zwischen Schweinfurt und Dettelbach	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	771	protected area overlaps with site	2,620
Maintal bei Sennfeld und Weyer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	326	protected area overlaps with site	243
Mainhang an der Vogelsburg	Nature Reserve	53	protected area contained by site	53
Mainauelandschaft bei Sennfeld	Landscape Protection Area	50	protected area overlaps with site	19
Mainaue zwischen Sommerach und Köhler	Nature Reserve	93	protected area contained by site	93
Mainaue zwischen Grafenrheinfeld und Kitzingen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,380	protected area overlaps with site	1,355
LSG Umgebung des Alten und Neuen Sees	Landscape Protection Area	158	protected area overlaps with site	15
LSG Üchtelhäuser Grund	Landscape Protection Area	40	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LSG Im Kies und Unterer Unkenbach	Landscape Protection Area	51	protected area contained by site	51
LSG Hausener Tal	Landscape Protection Area	1,207	protected area overlaps with site	50
Hörnauer Wald	Nature Reserve	181	protected area contained by site	181
Herlheimer Wiesen	Landscape Protection Area	68	protected area overlaps with site	20
Garstadter Holz	Nature Reserve	52	protected area contained by site	52
Erweiterung des Vogelschutzgebietes Garstadt	Nature Reserve	83	protected area contained by site	83
Elmuß	Nature Reserve	45	protected area contained by site	45
Astheimer Dürringswasen	Nature Reserve	11	protected area overlaps with site	4
Alter Main bei Volkach	Nature Reserve	63	protected area contained by site	64
Alter Main bei Bergrheinfeld und Grafenrheinfeld	Nature Reserve	21	protected area overlaps with site	8

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Main valley and Steiger foothills near Schweinfurt and Volkach. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/09/2019.