Data Zone
Country/territory: Liechtenstein
IBA criteria met: B2 (2000)
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Area: 90 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of wet grassland and arable land with drainage ditches, scrub and a small expanse of open water, situated in the Rhine valley.
Key biodiversity
Supports the only breeding population of the globally threatened Crex crex in Liechtenstein, as well as breeding Coturnix coturnix, Saxicola rubetra and Lanius collurio. Circus cyaneus winters, and both Circus aeruginosus and Circus pygargus occur on passage.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ruggeller Riet, Talgebiet (Liechtenstein). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ruggeller-riet-talgebiet-iba-liechtenstein on 22/11/2024.