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Country/territory: Germany

IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 4,371 ha

Protection status:

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description
Extensive meadows in the Elbe valley with reeds Phragmites, scrub, flood-plain forest and Lake Schelldorf.

Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (5-15 breeding pairs).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Elbe lowlands Jerichow. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/12/2019.