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Rhine flats Breisach - Sasbach with Limberg


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
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC passage (1990–2000) 800 birds B1i, C3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Rhine flats: Breisach -- Sasbach -- Limberg Landscape Protected Area (-) -
1965 Rheinhalde Burkheim Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1
1973 Limberg Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 3
1975 Rheinauenwälder Landschaftschutzgebiet (V) 49
1985 Rappennestgießen Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 5

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rhine flats Breisach - Sasbach with Limberg (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rhine-flats-breisach--sasbach-with-limberg-iba-germany on 27/12/2024.