DE598
Lappen near Walldürn


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LC passage (1990–2000) 30 individuals C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park (V) 94
1996 Lappen und Eiderbachgraben Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 94


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lappen near Walldürn (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lappen-near-walldürn-iba-germany on 09/01/2025.