Germany

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Pressure: Why birds are declining

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

References

Winkel, W. and Frantzen, M. (1987) Erfassung von 'Important Bird Areas' der Bundesrepublik Deutschland [Inventory of Important Bird Areas in the Federal Republic of Germany]. Berichte der Deutschen Sektion des Internationalen Rates fÃ¼r Vogelschutz 27: 13-58. [In German].
Sudfeldt, C., Doer, D., HÃ¶tker, H., Mayr, C., Unselt, C., Lindeiner, A. V. and Bauer, H. G. (2002) Important Bird Areas (Bedeutende Vogelschutzgebiete) in Deutschland - Ã¼berarbeitete und aktualisierte Gesamtliste [Important Bird Areas in Germany - revised and updated list]. Berichte zum Vogelschutz. 38. 17-110. [In German]
Naturschutzbund Deutschland (1991) Die EuropÃ¤ischen Vogelschutzgebiete (IBA) in den fÃ¼nf neuen BundeslÃ¤ndern [IBAs in the five new BundeslÃ¤nder of the Federal Republic of Germany]. Bonn. [In German]
Skov, H., Vatikus, G., Raudonikis, L., Sidlo, P. O., Kalamees, A., Luigijze, L., Stipneice, A., Welander, B., Kondratyev, A,. Grishanov, G., Scheller, W., Struwe-Juhl, B., Leivo, M., Flensted, K. N. and Rasmussen, J. F. (2000) Inventory of coastal and marine Important Bird Areas in the Baltic Sea. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.
European Commission (2014) National Summary for Article 12 2008-2012 Germany

Germany at a glance

Land area

357,022 km²

BirdLife Partner

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Species
Total number of birds	311
Globally threatened birds	15
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	537
Total IBA area	77,128 km²
IBA area as % of land area	22%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Germany. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/germany on 22/12/2024.