Wagbach lowlands (Germany) IBA | Summary

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Wagbach lowlands

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Germany
Subnational region(s): Baden-Württemberg

IBA Justification: C6 (2002)

Area: 1,040 hectares (10.40 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
A wetland complex in the Rhine valley, comprising flooded gravel-pits, former settling ponds, reedbeds (Phragmites) and areas of small-scale cultivation. Additional habitats include mudflats, wet meadows and patches of forest.

Key biodiversity
Breeding species include Ixobrychus minutus, Ardea purpurea and Aythya ferina. The site also supports a variety of wintering and passage waterbirds. Passage species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Anser erythropus, Branta ruficollis, Aythya nyroca (2-5 individuals), Crex crex and Acrocephalus paludicola.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wagbach lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wagbach-lowlands-iba-germany on 16/01/2025.