Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 1,130 ha
Site description
A shallow, nutrient-rich lake with large areas of reedbed (Phragmites), surrounded by meadows and cultivated land.
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 Areas factsheet: Rietzer See. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 04/02/2023.
