Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 10,600 hectares (106.00 km2)
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis (including Anas platyrhynchos 25,000; Fulica atra 5,000). The site is also of importance for breeding woodpeckers. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (1-10 breeding individuals).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée du Rhin : Marckolsheim à Strasbourg (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-du-rhin-:-marckolsheim-à-strasbourg-iba-france on 22/12/2024.