Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
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Area: 4,992 hectares (49.92 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A large, shallow, eutrophic lake (1,300 ha), surrounded by pasture and bog.
Key biodiversity
The site regularly holds more than 20,000 wintering wildfowl. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (6 breeding pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dümmer (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dümmer-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.