Key Biodiversity Areas

Lowlands of Zurich and lower valley of the river Thur (3274)
Switzerland, Europe

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesMilvus migransLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesPicus canusGrey-faced WoodpeckerLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesTyto albaCommon Barn-owlLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesPicus viridisEurasian Green WoodpeckerLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesMilvus milvusRed KiteLR/lc2000link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Lowlands of Zurich and lower valley of the river Thur. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 22, 2025.