DE247
Kaiserstuhl


Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 9,017 hectares (90 km2)

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
A loess-covered mountain range of volcanic origin. Although vineyards predominate, many traditional landscape elements still occur. Habitat-types include Fagus and Quercus-Carpinus forest, sub-Mediterranean scrub communities, dry grassland, loess cliffs, orchards, abandoned quarries and arable land.

Key biodiversity
A nationally important site for breeding Merops apiaster and Saxicola torquata.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kaiserstuhl (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kaiserstuhl-iba-germany on 06/12/2024.