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Lahn slopes


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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia LC breeding (2001) 15–20 pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding (2001) 15–20 pairs C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC breeding (2001) 3 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1963 Nassau Nature Park (V) 84


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lahn slopes (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lahn-slopes-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.