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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2001)	1–2 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (2001)	10–17 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (2001)	13–21 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Pfälzische Rheinauen	Landscape Protection Area (V)	87

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hördter Rheinaue (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hördter-rheinaue-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.