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Westlicher Hintertaunus, incl. Gemmerich (Nastätter-Miehlener Senke)


IBA Justification

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
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding 2001 10-15 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1963 Nassau Nature Park 50
1998 Lahnhänge Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Westlicher Hintertaunus, incl. Gemmerich (Nastätter-Miehlener Senke) (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/westlicher-hintertaunus-incl.-gemmerich-(nastätter-miehlener-senke)-iba-germany on 28/11/2024.