BirdLife Data Zone

AT008

Zoological Gardens of Lainz

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1994	200-300 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1994	800 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1994	100 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Naturschutzgebiet Lainzer Tiergarten	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,259	protected area overlaps with site	2,256
Naturschutzgebiet Lainzer Tiergarten	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,259	protected area overlaps with site	0
Landschaftsschutzgebiet Liesing (Teil A; B und C)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	639	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Landschaftsschutzgebiet Liesing (Teil A; B und C)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	639	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lainzer Tiergarten	Naturschutzgebiet	2,258	protected area is adjacent to site	2,260
Lainzer Tiergarten	Naturschutzgebiet	2,258	protected area is adjacent to site	2,256

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zoological Gardens of Lainz. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zoological-gardens-of-lainz-iba-austria on 30/09/2023.