The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
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) |
Untere Illerauen
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
829 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Topflet und Obere Aschau
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
128 |
protected area contained by site |
0 |
Schwäbisches Donaumoos
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
2,593 |
protected area overlaps with site |
1,991 |
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen der Donau-Auen sowie des Speichersees der Staustufe Faimingen
|
Landscape Protection Area |
890 |
protected area contained by site |
890 |
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen der Donau-Auen sowie des Speichersees der Staustufe Faimingen
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
890 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Nauwald
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
168 |
protected area contained by site |
168 |
Naturschutzgebiet 'Gundelfinger Moos'
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
226 |
protected area contained by site |
226 |
LSG Donau-Auen zwischen Günzburg und Gundelfingen
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
1,782 |
protected area overlaps with site |
1,782 |
Leipheimer und Günzburger Moos
|
Landscape Protection Area |
344 |
protected area contained by site |
344 |
Leipheimer und Günzburger Moos
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
340 |
protected area contained by site |
0 |
Leipheimer Moos
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
183 |
protected area contained by site |
247 |
Leipheimer Moos
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
183 |
protected area contained by site |
184 |
Langenauer Ried
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
80 |
protected area overlaps with site |
7 |
Jungholz bei Leipheim
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
32 |
protected area contained by site |
32 |
Gundelfinger Moos
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
225 |
protected area contained by site |
226 |
Donautal zwischen Weißingen und Günzburg
|
Landscape Protection Area |
1,174 |
protected area overlaps with site |
1,301 |
Donautal zwischen Weißingen und Günzburg
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
1,174 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Donauried
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
2,788 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Donauried
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
4,253 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Donaumoosrand mit Hart, Espenbühl, Plon, Lache, Moos
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
264 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
2 |
Donaumoos
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
918 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Donauhänge und Auen zwischen Leipheim und Offingen
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
203 |
protected area contained by site |
261 |
Donauhänge und Auen zwischen Leipheim und Offingen
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
58 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Donauauen zwischen Offingen und Peterswörth
|
Landscape Protection Area |
648 |
protected area overlaps with site |
761 |
Donauauen zwischen Offingen und Peterswörth
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
648 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Donauauen & Donaumoos
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
8,000 |
protected area overlaps with site |
8,000 |
Donauauen
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
8,085 |
protected area overlaps with site |
6,445 |
Donau-Auen zwischen Thalfingen und Höchstädt
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
5,809 |
protected area overlaps with site |
6,419 |
Donau-Auen
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
879 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Donau-Auen
|
Landscape Protection Area |
879 |
protected area overlaps with site |
830 |
Bibertal
|
Landschaftschutzgebiet |
32 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Bibertal
|
Landscape Protection Area |
32 |
protected area overlaps with site |
9 |
Biberhacken
|
Naturschutzgebiet |
30 |
protected area contained by site |
30 |
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