Data Zone
Country/territory: Austria
IBA Criteria met: B2, C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 5,722 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | very high | very unfavourable | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A large area of hay-meadows and arable land, that floods periodically, on the south bank of the Danube. Small stands of riverine forest and a large oxbow lake are included in the IBA.
Key biodiversity
The area holds one of the last remaining lowland populations of Crex crex in Austria. Breeding success is currently very poor.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Machland. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 03/12/2020.
