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Bohemian forest and Mühl valley


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1997-2005 5-7 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC resident 1997-2005 20-40 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Welset-Pühret Geschützter Landschaftsteil 5 protected area overlaps with site 0
Unterriedl Geschützter Landschaftsteil 2 protected area overlaps with site 0
Torfau Naturschutzgebiet 23 protected area contained by site 0
Stadlau Naturschutzgebiet 20 protected area contained by site 0
Orchideenwiese in Freundorf Naturschutzgebiet 1 protected area contained by site 0
Kulturterrassen in Ödenkirchen Landschaftsschutzgebiet 53 protected area contained by site 0
Böhmerwald und Mühltäler Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 9,351 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland -
Grassland Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bohemian forest and Mühl valley. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bohemian-forest-and-mühl-valley-iba-austria on 19/03/2024.