Bliesgau (Germany) IBA | Summary | BirdLife International

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Bliesgau

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Germany
Subnational region(s): Saarland

IBA Justification: C6 (2002)

Area: 24,150 hectares (241.50 km²)

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

Site description (2000 baseline)
The site comprises slightly improved grasslands, arable land, Fagus, Quercus, Alnus and Salix forest, small villages and urban areas.

Key biodiversity
The site is important for grassland species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (breeding).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bliesgau (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bliesgau-iba-germany on 25/01/2025.