Key Biodiversity Areas

Eastern Erzgebirge around Fürstenau (3434)
Germany, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Osterzgebirge um Fürstenau
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.7667, Longitude: 13.8333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 670 to 670
Area of KBA (km2): 34.75231
Protected area coverage (%): 98.31
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (breeding).