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Storage lakes on the lower Inn


IBA Justification

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 at site IBA criteria triggered
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC breeding 2001-2005 28-51 breeding pairs C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus LC breeding 1997-2003 3-13 breeding pairs C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding 1997-2005 4-6 breeding pairs C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica LC breeding 2000-2005 5-9 breeding pairs C6

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Unterer Inn Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 864 protected area overlaps with site 870
Unterer Inn Naturschutzgebiet 1,003 protected area overlaps with site 870
Unterer Inn Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 864 protected area overlaps with site 0
Stauseen am Unteren Inn Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 870 protected area overlaps with site 870
Auwälder am Unteren Inn Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 579 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation -
not utilised -
forestry -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Storage lakes on the lower Inn. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/3237 on 09/06/2023.