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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1995-2000	1-4 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	winter	1990-2000	1,000 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	resident	-	1 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-2000	15 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1990-2000	200 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1990-2000	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).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wiesenbrütergebiete im Unteren Isartal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,386	protected area overlaps with site	1,164
Unteres Isartal zwischen Niederviehbach und Landau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	322	protected area overlaps with site	257
Untere Isar zwischen Landau und Plattling	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,359	protected area overlaps with site	1,317
Untere Isar oberhalb Mündung	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	970	protected area contained by site	1,282
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen in der Stadt Dingolfing, dem Markt Teisbach, sowie den Gemeinden Gottfrieding, Loiching, Mamming und Niederviehbach im Landkreis Dingolfing (LSG Isartal)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,762	protected area overlaps with site	0
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen in der Stadt Dingolfing, dem Markt Teisbach, sowie den Gemeinden Gottfrieding, Loiching, Ma	Landscape Protection Area	1,762	protected area overlaps with site	671
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen an der Isar und deren Mündungsgebiet im Landkreis Deggendorf (LSG Untere Isar)	Landscape Protection Area	3,283	protected area overlaps with site	2,545
Schutz von Landschaftsteilen an der Isar und deren Mündungsgebiet im Landkreis Deggendorf (LSG Untere Isar)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	3,283	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rosenau	Naturschutzgebiet	11	protected area contained by site	11
Mettenbacher; Grießenbacher und Königsauer Moos (Unteres Isartal)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	220	protected area overlaps with site	274
Magerstandorte bei Rosenau	Naturschutzgebiet	10	protected area contained by site	10
LSG Bayerischer Wald	Landscape Protection Area	231,460	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Isarmündung	Naturschutzgebiet	808	protected area contained by site	808
Isarmündung	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,132	protected area contained by site	2,905
Isarmündung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,892	protected area contained by site	2,544
Isarauen bei Goben	Naturschutzgebiet	75	protected area contained by site	75
Isaraltwasser- und Brennenbereich bei Mamming	Naturschutzgebiet	51	protected area contained by site	51
Isaraltwasser bei Neutiefenweg	Naturschutzgebiet	37	protected area contained by site	37
Donauauen zwischen Straubing und Vilshofen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,721	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Donaualtwasser Staatshaufen	Naturschutzgebiet	58	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Donau zwischen Straubing und Vilshofen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,914	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Bayerischer Wald	Nature Park	203,858	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Altlaufsenke zwischen äußerem Mühlgraben und Kühmoos	Naturschutzgebiet	1	protected area contained by site	1

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isar valley: Gottfrieding - Plattling incl. Isar mouth. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isar-valley:-gottfrieding--plattling-incl.-isar-mouth-iba-germany on 28/09/2023.