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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
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (1998)	210–280 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Orchards & vineyards b/ween Waldhausen & Geradstet	Landscape Protected Area (-)	-
-	Orchards & vineyards b/ween Waldhausen & Geradstet	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1968	Schornbach-, Wieslauf-, Urbach- und Bärenbachtal mit angrenzenden Höhen und Sünchenberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	27
1968	Zipfelbachtal, Korber Kopf, Buocher Höhe, Remstalhänge, Ramsbachtal und Grafenberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	16
1968	Südosthang des Konnenbergs	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	<1
1968	Schlierbachtal und Burghalde	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	2
1979	Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald	Nature Park (V)	5
1982	Stärrenberg - Bronnbachtal	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	2
1990	Rehfeldsee	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1990	Rehfeld, Hof, Steinmäurich, Heiligenäcker und Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	5
2008	Bergrutsch am Kirchsteig bei Urbach	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Orchards and vineyards between Waldhausen and Geradstetten (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/orchards-and-vineyards-between-waldhausen-and-geradstetten-iba-germany on 15/01/2025.