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Speyerer Wald, Nonnenwald and Bachauen between Geinsheim and Hanhofen


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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding (2001) 10–15 pairs C6
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (2001) 2–4 pairs C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding (2001) 4 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1981 Rehbach-Speyerbach Landscape Protection Area (V) 77


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Speyerer Wald, Nonnenwald and Bachauen between Geinsheim and Hanhofen (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/speyerer-wald-nonnenwald-and-bachauen-between-geinsheim-and-hanhofen-iba-germany on 26/12/2024.