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The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1998	260-470 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	1996	10 breeding pairs	B3
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1996	80 breeding pairs	B2
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1996	40-80 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	St Petersinsel-Heidenweg	Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance	3
1983	Stausee Niederried	Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance	2
1990	Niederried Stausee	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2
1991	Fanel jusqu'à Chablais de Cudrefin, Pointe de Marin (BE,FR,VD,NE)	Bundesinventar der Wasser- und Zugvogelreservate von internationaler und nationaler Bedeutung	2
1991	Gross Moos im Schwendital	Bundesinventar der Hoch- und Übergangsmoore von nationaler Bedeutung	1
1992	Niederried-Oltigenmatt	Bundesinventar der Auengebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	1
1992	Heidenweg/St. Petersinsel	Bundesinventar der Auengebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	1
1992	Hagneckdelta	Bundesinventar der Auengebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
1994	Heidenweg	Bundesinventar der Flachmoore von nationaler Bedeutung	1
1994	Chablais-Nord	Bundesinventar der Flachmoore von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
1994	Täuffeler Riet	Bundesinventar der Flachmoore von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
1994	Wilermoos/Fräschelsweiher	Bundesinventar der Flachmoore von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
1994	Grèves du lac de Morat	Bundesinventar der Flachmoore von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
1996	Oltigenmatt	Bundesinventar der Flachmoore von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
1996	Petersinsel	Mire Landscapes of National Importance	4
2001	Oltigenmatt-Islere-Oberruntigenau	Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2001	Inser-Weiher	Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2001	Muttli	Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2001	Büeltigen-Weiher	Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2001	Leuschelzmoos	Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2001	Hagneckdelta und St. Petersinsel (BE)	Bundesinventar der Wasser- und Zugvogelreservate von internationaler und nationaler Bedeutung	5
2001	Stausee Niederried (BE)	Bundesinventar der Wasser- und Zugvogelreservate von internationaler und nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2001	Grande Cariçaie	Mire Landscapes of National Importance	<1
2003	Heideweg	Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	1
2003	Grube Gugleracher	Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2003	Oberfeld-Oberholz	Bundesinventar der Amphibienlaichgebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2003	Le Chablais	Bundesinventar der Auengebiete von nationaler Bedeutung	1
2009	Chablais (Lac de Morat) (FR)	Bundesinventar der Wasser- und Zugvogelreservate von internationaler und nationaler Bedeutung	2
2010	Blatteree	Bundesinventar der Trockenwiesen und -weiden von nationaler Bedeutung	-
2010	Golsenrainacher	Bundesinventar der Trockenwiesen und -weiden von nationaler Bedeutung	-
2010	Blatteree	Bundesinventar der Trockenwiesen und -weiden von nationaler Bedeutung	<1
2010	Bir länge Stude	Bundesinventar der Trockenwiesen und -weiden von nationaler Bedeutung	-
2017	Hinterem Horn	Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance	<1
2017	Krümmi	Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance	<1
2017	Pré aux Boeufs	Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance	<1
2017	Stängelacher	Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	60
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	16
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	13
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Urban parks and gardens	8
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	61
urban/industrial/transport	8
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: 'Grosses Moos' plain and Niederried reservoir (Switzerland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grosses-moos-plain-and-niederried-reservoir-iba-switzerland on 22/11/2024.