Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 4,234 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
The flood-plain of the Rivers Aland and Elbe with grassland, standing water and alluvial forest.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage, on a regular basis. It is also a migratory bottleneck, where up to 5,000 Grus grus regularly pass. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca and Crex crex (2-6 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aland-Elbe lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aland-elbe-lowlands-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.