Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 17,733 ha
Site description (baseline)
An intact part of the Danube valley with flooded areas, wet meadows, oxbows and riverine forests.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (wintering), Crex crex (breeding), Acrocephalus paludicola (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Danube valley: Regensburg-Vilshofen. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/3365 on 29/05/2023.
