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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1998	5-6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1996	200 individuals	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1995	1 individuals	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1996	3 individuals	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1990	1-2 individuals	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	winter	1990	1 individuals	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	passage	1995	2 individuals	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	non-breeding	1990	12 individuals	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	passage	1990	1 individuals	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1996	12-13 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1996	9-10 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1996	32-35 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	non-breeding	1993	1 individuals	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1996	38-45 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1998	55 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1997	1 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1983	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	passage	1997	1 individuals	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	passage	1995	5 individuals	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
1968	NSG Wahner Heide	Naturschutzgebiet	17
1968	NSG Wahner Heide	Naturschutzgebiet	15
1968	NSG Wahner Heide im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	Naturschutzgebiet	42
1987	Im Rheinisch Bergischen Kreis	Landscape Protection Area	<1
1988	NSG Trerichsweiher / Untere Aggeraue	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1989	Bereich Bergische Hochflaeche, Lohmarer Wald	Landscape Protection Area	1
1989	Siegburg, Troisdorf, St. Augustin	Landscape Protection Area	6
1991	LSG-Landschaftsraum Gut Leidenhausen und Freiraeume um Brueck	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1
1991	LSG-Sieg-/Aggeraue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
1991	Koenigsforst und vorgelagerte Freiraeume	Landscape Protection Area	4
1999	Vogelschutzgebiet 'Wahner Heide'	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	68
1999	Wahner Heide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	64
1999	Agger	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2007	NSG Aggeraue zwischen Lohmar und Siegburg	Naturschutzgebiet	6
2007	LSG-Stadtwald Troisdorf	Landschaftschutzgebiet	4
2007	LSG-Aggeraue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
2007	LSG-Kulturlandschaft bei Altenrath	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
2008	LSG-Wahner Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1
2008	LSG-Suelzaue	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1
2008	LSG-Wahner Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	80
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	12
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	6

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
military	70
nature conservation and research	55
tourism/recreation	55
forestry	50
urban/industrial/transport	35
water management	35

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wahner Heide (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wahner-heide-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.