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Engerser Feld


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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2001 2-3 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
2003 Mittelrhein Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 6
2010 Engerser Feld Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Engerser Feld (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/engerser-feld-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.