Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 1997-2000 | 1-5 individuals | C6 |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter | 1997-2000 | 4-6 individuals | C6 |
| Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus | VU | winter | 1997-2000 | 1-2 individuals | C6 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 1-2 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Osprey Pandion haliaetus | LC | winter | 1997-2000 | 5-8 individuals | C6 |
| Black Kite Milvus migrans | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 10-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Black Kite Milvus migrans | LC | non-breeding | 1997-2000 | 200 individuals | C6 |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | winter | 1997-2000 | 30-40 individuals | C6 |
| Bluethroat Luscinia svecica | LC | breeding | 1997-2000 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Stadtkreis Hanau | Landscape Protection Area | <1 |
| 1957 | Maintal und Hanau | Landscape Protection Area | <1 |
| 1961 | Landkreis Offenbach | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 2 |
| 1961 | Landkreis Offenbach | Landscape Protection Area | 2 |
| 1972 | Grüngürtel und Grünzüge in der Stadt Frankfurt am Main | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 6 |
| 1977 | Bong'sche Kiesgrube und Mainufer bei Mainflingen | Naturschutzgebiet | 5 |
| 1978 | Landschaftsschutzgebiet Hessische Rheinuferlandschaft | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 8 |
| 1978 | Rumpenheimer und Bürgeler Kiesgruben | Naturschutzgebiet | 2 |
| 1985 | Ehemalige Tongrube von Mainhausen | Naturschutzgebiet | 1 |
| 1987 | Hessische Mainauen | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 57 |
| 1991 | Hochheimer Mainufer | Naturschutzgebiet | <1 |
| 2000 | Mainaue bei Schleuse Kesselstadt | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2003 | Untermainschleusen | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 6 |
| 2003 | Wanderfischgebiete im Rhein | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4 |
| 2003 | Sendefunkstelle Mainflingen/Zellhausen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1 |
| 2004 | Bong'sche Grube und Mainflinger Mainufer | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 4 |
| 2004 | ehemalige Tongrube von Mainhausen | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1 |
| 2006 | Untermainschleusen | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 3 |
| 2006 | Main bei Mühlheim und NSG 'Rumpenheimer und Bürgeler Kiesgruben' | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 4 |
| 2010 | Mainmündung und Ginsheimer Altrhein | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 9 |
| 2010 | Wiesbaden | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 3 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Untermain (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/untermain-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.