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 |
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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 1997-2000 | 10 individuals | C6 |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 1997-2000 | 3,500 individuals | C6 |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | passage | 1997-2000 | 800 individuals | C6 |
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | winter | 1997-2000 | 5 individuals | C6 |
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | LC | winter | 1997-2000 | 10 individuals | C6 |
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris | LC | passage | 1997-2000 | 20 individuals | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Auenverbund Wetterau | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 21 |
1989 | Eisenkaute von Inheiden | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
1992 | Auenverbund Wetterau | Landscape Protection Area | 21 |
1999 | Wirtswiesen bei Lich | Naturschutzgebiet | 4 |
2004 | Wetterau | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 88 |
2004 | Wetterniederung bei Lich | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 18 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Farmlands Lich-Utphe (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/farmlands-lich-utphe-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.