Site description
Dammed stretches and reservoirs along the Danube surrounded by riverine forest and meadows.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more non-breeding waterbirds, on a regular basis, including Anas platyrhynchos (15,000) and Aythya fuligula (6,000). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (passage), Crex crex (breeding), Acrocephalus paludicola (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Danube valley: Neu-Ulm - Lauingen incl. Faiminger Stausee, Donau-Moos, and Gundelfinger Moos. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/01/2023.