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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.

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

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	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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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.