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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia	LC	resident	1998	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1998	15-20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding	1998	110-165 breeding pairs	B3
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella	LC	breeding	1998	160-250 breeding pairs	B3

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)
Northern Black Forest, west of the Murg	Nature Reserve	2,800	unknown	0
Northern Black Forest, west of the Murg	Landscape Protected Area	0	unknown	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Northern Black Forest, west of the Murg. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.