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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1990-2000	8 individuals	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1990-2000	4 individuals	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990-2000	3 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	passage	1998	1 individuals	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	winter	1990-2000	12 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1998	2 individuals	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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vogelfreistätte Graureiherkolonie Dippach am Main	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	32	protected area contained by site	12
Vogelfreistätte Graureiherkolonie bei Dippach am Main	Naturschutzgebiet	144	protected area contained by site	144
Steigerwald	Nature Park	126,923	protected area overlaps with site	238
Pfaffenberg	Naturschutzgebiet	20	protected area contained by site	20
Oberer Steigerwald	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	15,560	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Maintalhänge zwischen Stettfeld und Zeil	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	193	protected area overlaps with site	63
Mainaue zwischen Eltmann und Haßfurt	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,330	protected area overlaps with site	803
Mainaue zwischen Eltmann und Haßfurt	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	945	protected area overlaps with site	555
Mainaue bei Augsfeld	Naturschutzgebiet	616	protected area overlaps with site	454
LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Steigerwald (ehemals Schutzzone)	Landscape Protection Area	88,660	protected area overlaps with site	130
LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Steigerwald (ehemals Schutzzone)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	88,558	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Hassberge (ehemals Schutzzone)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	56,386	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Hassberge (ehemals Schutzzone)	Landscape Protection Area	49,135	protected area overlaps with site	205
Haßbergetrauf von Zeil am Main bis Königsberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,535	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Haßbergetrauf und Bundorfer Wald	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,331	protected area overlaps with site	75
Haßberge	Nature Park	81,706	protected area overlaps with site	418
Ebelsberg	Naturschutzgebiet	49	protected area contained by site	49
Buchenwälder und Wiesentäler des Nordsteigerwalds	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15,893	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Altmain und Sandmagerrasen bei Limbach	Naturschutzgebiet	274	protected area contained by site	274

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Main valley: Eltmann - Hassfurt. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/12/2022.