Site description (2000 baseline)
An intact part of the Danube valley with flooded areas, wet meadows, oxbows and riverine forests.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (wintering), Crex crex (breeding), Acrocephalus paludicola (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Danube valley: Regensburg-Vilshofen (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/danube-valley:-regensburg-vilshofen-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.