Key Biodiversity Areas

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Oberwesterwald, incl. Westerwald lake area and Neunkhausener Plateau (9309)
Germany, Europe

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesSaxicola rubetraWhinchatLR/lc2002link-icon
AvesCiconia nigraBlack StorkLR/lc2002link-icon
AvesGrus grusCommon CraneLR/lc2002link-icon
AvesPluvialis apricariaEurasian Golden PloverLR/lc2002link-icon
AvesMilvus milvusRed KiteLR/lc2002link-icon
AvesLanius collurioRed-backed ShrikeLR/lc2002link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Oberwesterwald, incl. Westerwald lake area and Neunkhausener Plateau. 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 Jun 5, 2026.