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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 2001 | 100 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) 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) |
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Wasenbacher Höhe | Naturschutzgebiet | 289 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Wälder westlich Kirchheimbolanden | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,209 | protected area contains site | 2,366 |
Drosselfels-Schwarzfels | Naturschutzgebiet | 20 | protected area contained by site | 20 |
Donnersberg | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 8,082 | protected area contains site | 2,353 |
Ambachtal mit Weiher | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 11 | protected area contained by site | 9 |
Albertskreuz | Naturschutzgebiet | 39 | protected area overlaps with site | 32 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forests west of Kirchheimbolanden. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forests-west-of-kirchheimbolanden-iba-germany on 19/03/2024.