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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1990-2000	584 individuals	B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1990-2000	2,387-10,186 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1990-2000	454 individuals	C3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter	1996	1-8 individuals	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter	1990-2000	5 individuals	C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1996	310-2,076 individuals	C3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1990-2000	106 individuals	C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1990-2000	223 individuals	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1990-2000	35 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	1990-2000	87 individuals	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992-1999	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Schutz von Landschaftsteilen am Ammersee-Südufer, Pähl	Landschaftschutzgebiet	4
1971	Schutz von Landschaftsteilen am Ammersee-Südufer, Pähl	Landscape Protection Area	4
1976	Ammersee	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	87
1979	Vogelfreistätte Ammersee-Südufer	Naturschutzgebiet	8
1982	Ampermoos	Naturschutzgebiet	7
1982	Herrschinger Moos	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1985	Seeholz und Seewiese	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1996	Ampermoos und Eichbühl	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1
1996	Ampermoos und Eichbühl	Landscape Protection Area	1
1997	Ammersee-West	Landschaftschutzgebiet	72
1997	Ammersee-West	Landscape Protection Area	65
1998	Ammer vom Alpenrand b. zum NSG 'Vogelfreistätte Ammersee-Südufer'	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2000	Naturschutzgebiet 'Seeholz und Seewiese'	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2001	Ammerseegebiet	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	89
2001	Westlicher Teil des Landkreises Starnberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	4
2001	Inschutznahme des westlichen Teils des Landkreises Starnberg (Landschaftsschutzverordnung Westlicher Teil des Landkreis	Landscape Protection Area	5
2004	Ammersee-Südufer und Raistinger Wiesen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12
2004	Ampermoos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2004	Ammerseeufer und Leitenwälder	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2004	Herrschinger Moos und Aubachtal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Windach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	88

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
nature conservation and research	100
fisheries/aquaculture	73
tourism/recreation	73
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ammersee (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ammersee-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.