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Rhine flats Neuenburg - Breisach


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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (1998) 650–1,250 birds B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC passage (1990–2000) 500 birds B1i, C3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Rhine flats: Neuenburg -- Breisach Nature Reserve (-) -
1968 Rheinwald Neuenburg Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 1
1983 Sandkopf Naturschutzgebiet (IV) 1

Habitats

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

Land use

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


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