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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1997)	2 birds	C6
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding (1990–2000)	14 pairs	B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter (1990–2000)	400 birds	B1i, C3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	passage (1997)	1 birds	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter (1990–2000)	4 birds	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1990–2000)	56 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1990–2000)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	LSG Ufergebiet am Starnberger See Bernried, Seeshaupt	Landscape Protection Area (V)	<1
1985	Karpfenwinkel mit Streuwiesen am Starnberger See	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
1987	Starnberger See und westlich angrenzende Gebiete	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	100
1987	Inschutznahme des Starnberger Sees und der westlich angrenzenden Gebiete (Landschaftsschutzverordnung Starnberger See u	Landscape Protection Area (V)	100
1988	LSG Ostufer Starnberger See bei Münsing	Landschaftschutzgebiet (V)	<1
1988	LSG Ostufer Starnberger See bei Münsing	Landscape Protection Area (V)	<1
1993	Am Ostufer des Starnberger Sees	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Starnberger See (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/starnberger-see-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.