Medebacher Bucht (Germany) IBA | Summary

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Medebacher Bucht

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Germany
Subnational region(s): Nordrhein-Westfalen

IBA Justification: B2, C6 (2002)

Area: 21,633 hectares (216.33 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
An anthropogenic landscape with mainly extensively-used grasslands, broadleaved deciduous and conifer forests, and rivers and streams.

Key biodiversity
Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (breeding).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Medebacher Bucht (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/medebacher-bucht-iba-germany on 21/01/2025.