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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
Stock Dove Columba oenas	LC	breeding	1990-2000	250-500 breeding pairs	B3
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	25 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	25 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-2000	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	80-120 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1990-2000	120 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1990-2000	150 breeding pairs	B3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Northern part of the Steigerwald	Nature Reserve	1
1972	Steigerwald	Nature Park	100
1985	Spitalgrund-Oberes Volkachtal	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1987	Spitzenberg bei Ebrach	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1988	LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Steigerwald (ehemals Schutzzone)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	94
1988	Weihergrund bei Ebrach	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1988	LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Steigerwald (ehemals Schutzzone)	Landscape Protection Area	96
1990	Schulterbachtal	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1991	Dolinen im Mahlholz	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1993	Tretzendorfer Weiher	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1995	Weilersbachtal	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1998	Naturwaldreservat Zwerchstück	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2000	Naturwaldreservat Waldhaus mit Feuchtbereich im Handthalgrund	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2001	Naturwaldreservat Brunnstube	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2002	Naturwaldreservat Mordgrund	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2004	Buchenwälder und Wiesentäler des Nordsteigerwalds	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	70
2004	Spitzberg und Gänsleite bei Limbach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Oberer Steigerwald	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	68

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	95
tourism/recreation	15
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Steigerwald (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-steigerwald-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.