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The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1991	7,000-14,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1991	1,500-2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991	130-150 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1991	100 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Obere Matten	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	FRN006	Hunting Reserve	20
1989	Forêt d'Erstein	Réserve naturelle nationale	2
1990	Plan d'eau de Plobsheim	Arrêté de protection de biotope	7
1991	Ile de Rhinau	Réserve naturelle nationale	3
1997	Ile du Rohrschollen	Réserve naturelle nationale	3
1998	Daubensand	Réserve biologique	2
1998	Daubensand	Réserve biologique	<1
2002	Secteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch; Bas-Rhin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	53
2002	Secteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch; Haut-Rhin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2005	Vallée du Rhin de Strasbourg à Marckolsheim	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	77
2005	Vallée du Rhin d'Artzenheim à Village-Neuf	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
2008	Rhin supérieur / Oberrhein	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	82

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	1
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Mesophile grasslands	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée du Rhin : Marckolsheim à Strasbourg (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-du-rhin-:-marckolsheim-à-strasbourg-iba-france on 22/11/2024.