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Site description (2000 baseline):
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Further planned industrial development is a threat.
National Partial
International None180 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Forêt d'Erstein, 180 ha). 310 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (l'Ile de Rohrschollen, 310 ha). 311 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Ile de Rhinau, 311 ha). 2,140 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (2,140 ha).
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.
