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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
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

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)
Starnberger See und westlich angrenzende Gebiete	Landschaftschutzgebiet	9,468	protected area contains site	0
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
Starnberger See	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5,720	protected area overlaps with 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	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2,955	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LSG Starnberger See - Ost	Landscape Protection Area	2,952	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

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Starnberger See. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/01/2022.