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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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1990-2000	1,000-1,450 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter	1988-1996	1 individuals	B1i
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1987	1 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1992-1997	30-58 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1988-1996	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1988-1996	1 individuals	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1988-1996	32 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-2000	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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)
Thomasschollen	Naturschutzgebiet	219	protected area contained by site	221
Sundheimer Grund	Landschaftschutzgebiet	38	protected area contained by site	37
Sundheimer Grund	Naturschutzgebiet	20	protected area contained by site	21
Sauscholle	Naturschutzgebiet	29	protected area contained by site	58
Salmengrund	Naturschutzgebiet	185	protected area contained by site	186
Rhine flats: Nonnenweier -- Kehl	Nature Reserve	490	unknown	0
Rheinniederung von Wittenweier bis Kehl	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,880	is identical to site	3,685
Rheinniederung Sasbach - Wittenweier	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,719	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rheinniederung Nonnenweier - Kehl	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,901	is identical to site	3,706
Oberrhein / Rhin Supérieur	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	25,117	protected area overlaps with site	0
Altwasser Goldscheuer (2 Teilflächen)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	3	protected area contained by site	3
Altwasser Goldscheuer	Naturschutzgebiet	6	protected area contained by site	6

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rhine flats Nonnenweier - Kehl. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.