Pinneberg Elbe lowlands (Germany) IBA | Summary

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Pinneberg Elbe lowlands

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4 (2002)
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Area: 7,600 hectares (76.00 km²)

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
Includes a riverine island (Pagensand) and the edges of the tidal River Elbe, along with riverine forest, pasture, reedbeds (Phragmites) and arable land. Human activities include intensive agriculture and wildfowl hunting.

Key biodiversity
The site holds more than 20,000 passage waterbirds on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (11 breeding pairs).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pinneberg Elbe lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pinneberg-elbe-lowlands-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.