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.