Donau-Auen and Donau-Ried: Höchstädt - Donauwörth (Germany) IBA | Summary

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Donau-Auen and Donau-Ried: Höchstädt - Donauwörth

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 7,160 hectares (71.60 km²)

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
A diverse landscape in the Danube valley with oxbow lakes, wet meadows, bogs and riverine forests. The area is used for agriculture, gravel extraction, wildfowl hunting and angling.

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Donau-Auen and Donau-Ried: Höchstädt - Donauwörth (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/donau-auen-and-donau-ried:-höchstädt--donauwörth-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.