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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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1990-2000	210-490 individuals	B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-2000	30 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1990-2000	12 individuals	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1990-2000	4 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1990-2000	98 individuals	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1995-2000	4 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1990-2000	102 individuals	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1990-2000	388 individuals	C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	2 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1990-2000	100 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
-	Oberer Bayerischer Wald	Landscape Protection Area	91
1965	Oberer Bayerischer Wald	Nature Park	100
1986	Rötelseeweihergebiet	Nature Reserve	6
2000	Regentalaue und Chambtal mit Rötelseeweihergebiet	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	57
2004	Oberer Bayerischer Wald	Landschaftschutzgebiet	89
2004	Chamb; Regentalaue und Regen zwischen Roding und Donaumündung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	57
2004	Amphibienvorkommen am Pfahl bei Ried am Pfahl	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2010	Regentalaue zwischen Cham und Pösing	Naturschutzgebiet	62

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Blanket bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	65
nature conservation and research	30
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rötelsee-Weihergebiet incl. Regenaue and Chambaue (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rötelsee-weihergebiet-incl.-regenaue-and-chambaue-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.