DE560
Sandsteppe Frankreich near Wiesental


IBA Justification

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
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 1990-2000 1-3 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1988 Gewann Frankreich-Wiesental Naturschutzgebiet 13
1989 Saalbachniederung Landschaftschutzgebiet 27
2004 Lußhardt zwischen Reilingen und Karlsdorf Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 59


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sandsteppe Frankreich near Wiesental (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sandsteppe-frankreich-near-wiesental-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.