Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 41,874 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
Part of the flood-plain of the River Havel, comprising swamp and alluvial forests, humid grasslands, bogs, reedbeds (Phragmites) and clay pits.
Key biodiversity
The site holds more than 20,000 passage waterbirds, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lowlands of middle Havel. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lowlands-of-middle-havel-iba-germany on 04/10/2023.
