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Starnberger See


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC passage 1997 2 individuals C6
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC breeding 1990-2000 14 breeding pairs B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC winter 1990-2000 400 individuals B1i, C3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus VU passage 1997 1 individuals C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC winter 1990-2000 4 individuals C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding 1990-2000 56 breeding pairs C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 1990-2000 min 20,000 individuals A4iii, C4

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)
Starnberger See und westlich angrenzende Gebiete Landschaftschutzgebiet 9,468 protected area contains site 0
Starnberger See Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 5,720 protected area overlaps with site 5,671
Starnberger See Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 5,671 is identical to site 5,671
Starnberger See Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 5,724 is identical to site 5,671
LSG Ufergebiet am Starnberger See Bernried, Seeshaupt Landscape Protection Area 729 protected area overlaps with site 9
LSG Ufergebiet am Starnberger See Bernried, Seeshaupt Landschaftschutzgebiet 723 protected area is adjacent to site 0
LSG Starnberger See - Ost Landscape Protection Area 2,952 protected area is adjacent to site 0
LSG Starnberger See - Ost Landschaftschutzgebiet 2,955 protected area is adjacent to site 0
LSG Ostufer Starnberger See bei Münsing Landscape Protection Area 88 protected area overlaps with site 4
LSG Ostufer Starnberger See bei Münsing Landschaftschutzgebiet 86 protected area overlaps with site 0
Karpfenwinkel mit Streuwiesen am Starnberger See Naturschutzgebiet 33 protected area overlaps with site 31
Inschutznahme des Starnberger Sees und der westlich angrenzenden Gebiete (Landschaftsschutzverordnung Starnberger See u Landscape Protection Area 9,462 protected area overlaps with site 5,648
Am Ostufer des Starnberger Sees Naturschutzgebiet 2 protected area overlaps with site 2

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Starnberger See. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/starnberger-see-iba-germany on 05/12/2023.