Ruggeller Riet, Talgebiet (256)
Liechtenstein, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Ruggeller Riet, Talgebiet
Central coordinates: Latitude: 47.2667, Longitude: 9.5500
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 430 to 430
Area of KBA (km2): 0.89414
Protected area coverage (%): 98.46
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An area of wet grassland and arable land with drainage ditches, scrub and a small expanse of open water, situated in the Rhine valley.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: Supports the only breeding population of the globally threatened Crex crex in Liechtenstein, as well as breeding Coturnix coturnix, Saxicola rubetra and Lanius collurio. Circus cyaneus winters, and both Circus aeruginosus and Circus pygargus occur on passage.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (55%) | nature conservation and research (30%) | not utilised (15%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 67 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 27 | |
| Shrubland | 6 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The main threat to the IBA is posed by agricultural intensification on land adjacent to the Nature Reserve and, to a lesser extent and in spite of it being protected, within the reserve itself. The plant Solidago virgaurea has been introduced and is a problem. Human access is controlled during the breeding season, and there is a management plan for the site.