Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 11,000 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site includes a river and riverine forest, canals, pools, marshes, meadows, broadleaved forests and heathlands.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis (including Anas platyrhynchos 25,940). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Branta ruficollis (wintering); Aythya nyroca (1-10 passage individuals); Haliaeetus albicilla (wintering).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée du Rhin : Strasbourg à Lauterbourg (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-du-rhin-:-strasbourg-à-lauterbourg-iba-france on 22/11/2024.