Hördter Rheinaue (Germany) IBA | Summary

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Hördter Rheinaue

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 2,000 hectares (20.00 km²)

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
An old branch of the Rhine with large reedbeds (Phragmites), a gravel-pit and riverine forest.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding herons, woodland species and wintering wildfowl.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hördter Rheinaue (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hördter-rheinaue-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.