Lahn valley from Marburg to Wetzlar (Germany) IBA | Summary

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Lahn valley from Marburg to Wetzlar

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: B1i, C2, C6 (2002)
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Area: 6,200 hectares (62.00 km²)

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
An alluvial area dominated by grassland in areas that flood and arable agriculture in areas that do not.

Key biodiversity
An important area for passage migrants. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (4-9 breeding pairs).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lahn valley from Marburg to Wetzlar (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lahn-valley-from-marburg-to-wetzlar-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.