DE270
Vorderer Steigerwald - Windsheimer Bucht - Steigerwald-Vorland


Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: B2, B3, C6 (2002)
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Area: 87,984 hectares (879.84 km2)

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
Broadleaved forest dominated by Quercus. The IBA also includes arable land on clay soils.

Key biodiversity
A nationally important site for Circus pygargus


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vorderer Steigerwald - Windsheimer Bucht - Steigerwald-Vorland (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vorderer-steigerwald--windsheimer-bucht--steigerwald-vorland-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.