• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2000-2005	15-18 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1997-2005	300 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia	LC	resident	1997-2005	100-150 breeding pairs	B2

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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Waldviertel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	54,095	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Wachau und Umgebung	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	45,775	protected area overlaps with site	0
Wachau - Jauerling	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21,111	protected area contained by site	25,000
Wachau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18,063	protected area overlaps with site	0
Strudengau - Nibelungengau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,822	protected area overlaps with site	0
Steinige Ries	Naturschutzgebiet	74	protected area contained by site	0
Pielachtal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,026	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Pielachmündung-Steinwand	Naturschutzgebiet	28	protected area overlaps with site	0
Niederösterreichische Alpenvorlandflüsse	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,025	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kamp- und Kremstal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24,283	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Jauerling-Wachau	Naturpark	11,550	protected area overlaps with site	0
Höhereck	Naturschutzgebiet	11	protected area contained by site	0
Grimsinger Au	Naturschutzgebiet	22	protected area contained by site	0
Gochelberg-Toter Berg	Naturschutzgebiet	64	protected area contained by site	0
Buchberg	Naturschutzgebiet	19	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wachau. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 30/03/2023.