Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
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Area: 17,863 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A glacial landscape that includes a range of forest-types, lakes, the Altfriedland fish-ponds, and streams.
Key biodiversity
The site holds more than 20,000 passage waterbirds on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Märkische Schweiz (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/märkische-schweiz-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.