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Neupotzer Altrhein


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding 2001 2-3 breeding pairs C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding 2001 1-2 breeding pairs C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding 2001 2 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1971 Pfälzische Rheinauen Landscape Protection Area 100
1989 Pfälzische Rheinauen Landschaftschutzgebiet 100
2000 Neupotzer Altrhein Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 70
2000 Hördter Rheinaue Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 67


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Neupotzer Altrhein (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/neupotzer-altrhein-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.