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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 ('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)	512 birds	B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Rhine flats: Haltingen -- Neuenburg and Vorberg zo	Nature Reserve (-)	-
-	Rhine flats: Haltingen -- Neuenburg and Vorberg zo	Landscape Protected Area (-)	-
1937	Isteiner Klotz	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	2
1972	Rheinvorland	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	17
1973	Totengrien	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1983	Rheinvorland II	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	5
1986	Isteiner Klotz	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
1994	Kapellengrien	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	4
1995	Rheinvorland	Landscape Protection Area (V)	23
1996	Galgenloch	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
1999	Eichholz-Buchholz	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2
2003	Blansinger Grien	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Dry siliceous grassland; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rhine flats Haltingen - Neuenburg and foothills (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rhine-flats-haltingen--neuenburg-and-foothills-iba-germany on 27/12/2024.