Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Garganey Spatula querquedula | LC | breeding | 1997-2005 | 10-20 breeding pairs | B2 |
Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 1997-2005 | 20-38 males | A1, B2, C6 |
Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | breeding | 1994 | 6-8 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding | 1996 | 95 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding | 1989 | 3-4 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 2002-2005 | 15-43 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | non-breeding | 1997-2005 | 2-3 breeding pairs | A1, B2, C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding | 1994 | 11-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | resident | 1997-2005 | 2-3 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | breeding | 1997-2005 | 2-7 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 1994 | 15-18 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 1994 | 20-25 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 1994 | 1-2 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Untere Marchauen | Naturschutzgebiet | 1,222 | protected area contained by site | 1,166 |
Salzsteppe Baumgarten an der March | Naturschutzgebiet | 12 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Salzsteppe Baumgarten a.d. March | Nature Reserve | 11 | protected area overlaps with site | 11 |
Rabensburger Thaya-Auen | Naturschutzgebiet | 365 | protected area contained by site | 385 |
Pannonische Sanddünen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,524 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
March-Thaya-Auen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 8,880 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
March-Thaya-Auen | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 14,833 | protected area overlaps with site | 12,000 |
Kleiner Breitensee | Naturschutzgebiet | 51 | protected area contained by site | 44 |
In den Sandbergen | Naturschutzgebiet | 5 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Gerichtsberg | Naturschutzgebiet | 6 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Donau-March-Thaya-Auen | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 36,090 | protected area overlaps with site | 12,000 |
Donau-March-Thaya-Auen | Landschaftsschutzgebiet | 18,838 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Donau-Auen östlich von Wien | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 9,100 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Donau-Auen östlich von Wien | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 9,516 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Angerner und Dürnkruter Marchschlingen | Naturschutzgebiet | 93 | protected area overlaps with site | 81 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
agriculture | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: March/Thaya riverine forest. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/02/2021.