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

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
-	Orchards & vineyards b/ween Waldhausen & Geradstet	Nature Reserve	-
-	Orchards & vineyards b/ween Waldhausen & Geradstet	Landscape Protected Area	-
1968	Schornbach-, Wieslauf-, Urbach- und Bärenbachtal mit angrenzenden Höhen und Sünchenberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	27
1968	Zipfelbachtal, Korber Kopf, Buocher Höhe, Remstalhänge, Ramsbachtal und Grafenberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	16
1968	Südosthang des Konnenbergs	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1968	Schlierbachtal und Burghalde	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2
1979	Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald	Nature Park	5
1982	Stärrenberg - Bronnbachtal	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2
1990	Rehfeld, Hof, Steinmäurich, Heiligenäcker und Umgebung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	5
1990	Rehfeldsee	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2004	Schurwald	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2006	Streuobst- und Weinberggebiete zw. Geradstetten; Rudersberg...	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	71
2008	Bergrutsch am Kirchsteig bei Urbach	Naturschutzgebiet	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
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	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 27/11/2024.