Altmühl valley between Treuchtlingen and Leutershausen with Altmühlsee (Germany)

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Altmühl valley between Treuchtlingen and Leutershausen with Altmühlsee

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, C1, C3, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 6,581 ha

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
A river valley with large meadows and an artificial reservoir.

Key biodiversity
This is an important area for breeding species associated with meadows. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (passage), Crex crex (breeding).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Altmühl valley between Treuchtlingen and Leutershausen with Altmühlsee (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/altmühl-valley-between-treuchtlingen-and-leutershausen-with-altmühlsee-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.