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Rhine flats between mouth of Rench and mouth of Murg


IBA Justification

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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC winter 1990-2000 1,000-2,000 individuals B1i, C3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Westliches Hanauer Land Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,377 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Silberweidenwald Steinmauern Naturschutzgebiet 69 protected area overlaps with site 56
Rheinniederung zwischen Wintersdorf und Karlsruhe Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 5,530 protected area overlaps with site 942
Rheinniederung von Lichtenau bis Iffezheim Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,052 protected area overlaps with site 1,775
Rheinniederung von der Rench- bis zur Murgmündung Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 3,105 protected area contained by site 2,930
Rheinniederung und Hardtebene zwischen Lichtenau und Iffezheim Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,832 protected area overlaps with site 0
Rheinniederung Kehl - Helmlingen Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 2,134 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Rheinknie Alter Kopfgrund Naturschutzgebiet 230 protected area contained by site 227
Rastatter Ried Landschaftschutzgebiet 1,049 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Rastatter Rheinaue Naturschutzgebiet 846 protected area overlaps with site 785
Lichtenauer Rheinniederung Naturschutzgebiet 230 protected area contained by site 228
Lichtenauer Rheinniederung Landschaftschutzgebiet 208 protected area overlaps with site 131
Bruch bei Bühl und Baden-Baden Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,146 protected area is adjacent to site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rhine flats between mouth of Rench and mouth of Murg. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rhine-flats-between-mouth-of-rench-and-mouth-of-murg-iba-germany on 25/09/2023.