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 |
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Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus | LC | breeding (1990–2000) | 85–105 pairs | C6 |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding (1990–2000) | 90 pairs | B3, C6 |
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis | LC | breeding (1990–2000) | 180–220 pairs | B3 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vorland of the Mittlere Schwäbische Alb (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vorland-of-the-mittlere-schwäbische-alb-iba-germany on 27/12/2024.