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Country/territory: Germany

IBA Criteria met: B2, B3, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 87,984 ha

Protection status:

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description
Broadleaved forest dominated by Quercus. The IBA also includes arable land on clay soils.

Key biodiversity
A nationally important site for Circus pygargus

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vorderer Steigerwald - Windsheimer Bucht - Steigerwald-Vorland. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/12/2020.