BirdLife Data Zone

DE266

Danube valley: Neu-Ulm - Lauingen incl. Faiminger Stausee, Donau-Moos, and Gundelfinger Moos

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Germany

IBA Criteria met: A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 11,474 ha

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

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.