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Dahner Felsenland


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
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC breeding (2001) 20 pairs B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding (2001) 300 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1958 Pfälzerwald Nature Park (V) 100
1998 Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald (Germany) UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dahner Felsenland (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dahner-felsenland-iba-germany on 27/12/2024.