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Bastau lowlands


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (2001) 3–6 pairs C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana LC breeding (1997) 2 pairs C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC breeding (1997) 1 pairs C6

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (category) % coverage of IBA
- Rheinauen Bingen Erbach Nature Reserve (-) 13
1938 Rüdesheimer Aue Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 1
1980 LSG-Allgemeine Landschaftsschutzgebiete Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 22
1980 LSG-Feuchtwiesen Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 3
1980 NSG Altes Moor Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2
1980 Feuchtwiesen Landscape Protection Area (V) 3
1980 NSG Freimoor Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1980 NSG Grosses Torfmoor Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 14
1987 Altes Moor Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2
1988 NSG Bastauwiesen Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 50
1988 NSG Neuenbaumer Moor Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 3
1994 Mariannenaue Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 5

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 80 Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Forest 10 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland) 6 Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bastau lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bastau-lowlands-iba-germany on 03/12/2024.