Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 53,919 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
Flood-plain of the slow-flowing River Elbe with remnant riverine forests, oxbow lakes, wet grassland, flooded meadows and dunes.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis. The site is a migratory bottleneck, where more than 3,000 Grus grus regularly pass. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Anser erythropus (wintering).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Elbe lowlands between Schnackenburg and Lauenburg (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/elbe-lowlands-between-schnackenburg-and-lauenburg-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.