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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1990-2000	180-250 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	75 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2000	45 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1990-2000	3 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1990-2000	10-80 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	40 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1990-2000	60 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	120 breeding pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	5-6 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1990-2000	25 breeding 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	% overlap with IBA
-	Oberer Bayerischer Wald	Landscape Protection Area	14
1939	Großer Arbersee und Arberseewand	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1939	Riesloch	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1965	Oberer Bayerischer Wald	Nature Park	14
1967	Bayerischer Wald	Nature Park	51
1970	Bayerischer Wald	Nationalpark	62
1973	Rotfilz	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1981	Bayerischer Wald National Park	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	34
1983	LSG Bayerischer Wald	Landscape Protection Area	85
1993	Kiesau	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1998	Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	62
1998	Kleiner Arbersee	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2000	Hoher Bogen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Silberberg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Moore westlich Zwiesel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	LSG Bayerischer Wald	Landschaftschutzgebiet	84
2004	Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	60
2004	Oberer Bayerischer Wald	Landschaftschutzgebiet	14
2004	Großer und Kleiner Arber mit Arberseen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2004	Oberlauf des Regens und Nebenbäche	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Kleiner und Großer Osser; Zwercheck und Schwarzeck	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Oberlauf des Weißen Regens bis Kötzting mit Kaitersbachaue	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Großer und Kleiner Arber mit Schwarzeck	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Treeline ecotone	95
Shrubland		25
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	100
hunting	75
nature conservation and research	50
forestry	15
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bayerischer Wald National Park with Arber region and Hohem Bogen (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bayerischer-wald-national-park-with-arber-region-and-hohem-bogen-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.