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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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1991	200-500 individuals	B1i, C3
Black Kite Milvus migrans	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	10-100 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
-	Russenlager	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	Mittlere Au	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	Jungfrau / Rheinzinck	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	Obere Au 2	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	Jungfrau / Gravière EDF	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	FRN005	Hunting Reserve	35
1982	Petite Camargue Alsacienne	Réserve naturelle nationale	2
2002	Secteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch; Haut-Rhin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	47
2005	Vallée du Rhin d'Artzenheim à Village-Neuf	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	71
2008	Rhin supérieur / Oberrhein	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	78

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	50
agriculture	10
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée du Rhin : Village-neuf à Biescheim (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-du-rhin-:-village-neuf-à-biescheim-iba-france on 22/11/2024.