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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
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	breeding	1998-1999	37-38 breeding pairs	B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	1998-1999	22-37 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)
Waldviertler Teich-; Heide- und Moorlandschaft	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13,725	protected area overlaps with site	0
Waldviertel ponds, peat bogs & floodplains	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	13,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Waldviertel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	54,095	protected area overlaps with site	3,500
Truppenübungsplatz Allentsteig	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	10,919	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lainsitzniederung	Naturschutzgebiet	135	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kamptal	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	33,117	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kamp- und Kremstal	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24,283	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kamp- und Kremstal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14,495	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gemeindeau-Heidenreichstein	Naturpark	31	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gemeindeau	Naturschutzgebiet	31	protected area overlaps with site	30
Gebhartsteich	Naturschutzgebiet	92	protected area overlaps with site	86
Bruneiteich	Naturschutzgebiet	60	protected area overlaps with site	40
Blockheide-Eibenstein	Naturpark	106	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Blockheide-Eibenstein	Naturschutzgebiet	106	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fish-ponds in the Waldviertel. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/05/2022.