Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 1,285 hectares (12.85 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site is part of the Bremer wet-grassland belt (Bremer Wesermarsch) comprising agricultural meadows and pasture traversed by ditches. The Dunger See is the largest water-body in the area.
Key biodiversity
This site is also important for breeding species of wet grassland. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Werderland (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/werderland-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.