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Northern Danube valley and southern Riesalb


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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding 1990-2000 16 breeding pairs C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding 1990-2000 2 breeding pairs C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding 1990-2000 23 breeding pairs C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding 1990-2000 7 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) 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)
Trockenverbund am Rand des Nördlinger Rieses Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 922 protected area overlaps with site 100
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen im Bereich der Stadt Harburg und der Gemeinde Großsorheim Landscape Protection Area 147 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen im Bereich der Stadt Harburg und der Gemeinde Großsorheim Landschaftschutzgebiet 147 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Riesalb mit Kesseltal Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 12,069 protected area overlaps with site 12,069
Prälatenweiher;alte Steinbrüche bei Oberringingen und Sternbach Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 7 protected area contained by site 8
Oberes Kesseltal Landschaftschutzgebiet 1,063 protected area contained by site 0
Oberes Kesseltal Landscape Protection Area 1,063 protected area contained by site 1,063
Nebel-; Kloster- und Brunnenbach Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 273 protected area overlaps with site 171
Mausohrkolonien in und am Rand der Schwäbischen Alb Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1 protected area overlaps with site 1
Kesseltal mit Kessel; Hahnenbach und Köhrlesbach Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 224 protected area contained by site 212
Jurawälder nördlich Höchstädt Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,812 protected area overlaps with site 3,819
Härtsfeld Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,363 protected area is adjacent to site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Danube valley and southern Riesalb. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-danube-valley-and-southern-riesalb-iba-germany on 19/03/2024.