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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White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | resident | 2000-2005 | 2-3 breeding pairs | C6 |
Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 1989 | 18-19 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | resident | 2005 | 19 breeding pairs | C6 |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | resident | 1997-2005 | 160-320 breeding pairs | C6 |
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis | LC | breeding | 1997-2005 | frequent | 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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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Untere Lobau | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 915 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Nationalpark Donau-Auen (Wiener Teil) | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 2,258 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Nationalpark Donau-Auen (Wiener Teil) | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,258 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
March-Thaya-Auen | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 14,833 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
March-Thaya-Auen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 8,880 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lobau-Schüttelau-Schönauer Haufen | Naturschutzgebiet | 529 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Donau-March-Thaya-Auen | Landschaftsschutzgebiet | 18,838 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Donau-March-Thaya-Auen | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 36,090 | protected area contains site | 9,500 |
Donau-Auen östlich von Wien | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 9,100 | protected area overlaps with site | 9,500 |
Donau-Auen östlich von Wien | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 9,516 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Donau-Auen | Nationalpark | 1,326 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Donau-Auen | Nationalpark | 2,257 | protected area contained by site | 7,065 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Grassland | Mesophile grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
agriculture | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Riverine forests on the Danube east of Vienna. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2023.