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Mosel valley and lower Sauer valley


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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding (2001) 18 pairs B2, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1940 Moseltal Landscape Protection Area (V) 2
1958 Südeifel Nature Park (V) 13


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mosel valley and lower Sauer valley (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mosel-valley-and-lower-sauer-valley-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.