Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA Criteria met: C7 (2000)
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Area: 1,100 ha
Site description
Remnant stretches of the River Main with oxbow lakes, patches of riverine forest, vegetated sand-dunes and wet meadows.
Key biodiversity
Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Main valley near Schweinfurt. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.
