Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The flood-plain of the Rivers Saale and Elster, including alluvial forest and wet meadows.
Two hundred and fifty-two species have been recorded. The site holds high densities of raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (resident and passage),
Otis tarda (passage) and
Acrocephalus paludicola (passage).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Improved protection is urgently needed.
National Partial
International NoneIBA overlaps with Nature Reserve (820 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Saale-Elster valley (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saale-elster-valley-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.
