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Country/territory: France

IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 10,600 ha

Protection status:

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis (including Anas platyrhynchos 25,000; Fulica atra 5,000). The site is also of importance for breeding woodpeckers. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (1-10 breeding individuals).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vallée du Rhin : Marckolsheim à Strasbourg. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/04/2021.