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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
agriculture	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: March/Thaya riverine forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/02/2021.