Data Zone
Country/territory: Austria
IBA Criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 27,856 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | high | unfavourable | not assessed |
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Site description
The area is a large, flat, shingle terrace with a thin loess deposit, situated to the north-east of Lake Neusiedl. It is predominantly agricultural with some forestry plantations, interspersed with numerous gravel-pits. Remnants of extensively grazed pastures and the original oak Quercus forests exist.
Key biodiversity
An important site for birds associated with arable agriculture. It is one of five areas in Austria for Otis tarda.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Parndorfer Platte and Heideboden. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.
