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Berghausener and Lingenfelder Altrhein incl. Flotzgrün island


IBA Justification

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
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding 2001 5-10 breeding 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 % overlap with IBA
1968 Flotzgrün Naturschutzgebiet 14
1971 Pfälzische Rheinauen Landscape Protection Area 95
1989 Pfälzische Rheinauen Landschaftschutzgebiet 95
1989 Schafwiesen Naturschutzgebiet 2
1997 Schwarzwald Naturschutzgebiet 23
2000 Rheinniederung Germersheim-Speyer Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 83
2010 Berghausener und Lingenfelder Altrhein mit Insel Flotzgrün Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 88


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Berghausener and Lingenfelder Altrhein incl. Flotzgrün island (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/berghausener-and-lingenfelder-altrhein-incl.-flotzgrün-island-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.