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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1990-2000	4 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1990-2000	10 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	30 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
1963	Bayerischer Spessart	Nature Park	100
1979	Rohrberg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1982	LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Spessart (ehemals Schutzzone)	Landschaftschutzgebiet	100
1982	LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Spessart (ehemals Schutzzone)	Landscape Protection Area	100
1988	Hafenlohrtal	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1992	Metzgergraben - Krone	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1998	Weihersgrund	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1999	Auenwald bei Erlenfurt	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2001	Naturwaldreservat Hoher Knuck	Naturschutzgebiet	1
2001	Spessartwiesen	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2001	Naturwaldreservat Kreuzbuckel	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2004	Hochspessart	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	69
2004	Lohrbach- und Aubach-Tal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Spessart	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2006	Naturwaldreservat Eichhall	Naturschutzgebiet	<1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Spessart (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/spessart-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.