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Lake Überlingen of Lake Constance


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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC breeding (1990–2000) 6–10 pairs B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC passage (1990–2000) 655 birds B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU passage (1990–2000) 8,361 birds B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC passage (1990–2000) 11,179 birds B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1990–2000) 20,195 birds A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Uberling lake, Lake Constance Landscape Protected Area (-) -
- Uberling lake, Lake Constance Nature Reserve (-) -
1938 Bodenseeufer Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 5
1938 Hödinger Tobel Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1938 Spetzgarter Tobel Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1940 Seefelder Aachmündung Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 1
1951 Bodenseeufer Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 11
1961 Bodenseeufer (Gmk. Litzelstetten, Dingelsdorf, Dettingen) Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 4
1961 Bodenseeufer (Gmk. Öhningen) Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 4
1982 Bodenseeufer (19 Teilgebiete) Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 7
1984 Bodenseeufer (Bodman-Ludwigshafen) Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 2
1989 Nördliches Mainauried Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1989 Katharinenfelsen Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1989 Sipplinger Dreieck Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1989 Köstenerberg Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1991 Bodenseeufer - Untere Güll Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 1
1998 Obere Güll Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest - Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland - Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland) - Mud flats and sand flats; Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Überlingen of Lake Constance (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-überlingen-of-lake-constance-iba-germany on 27/12/2024.