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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	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	1997-2005	500-800 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	1994	100-200 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1996	150-200 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	1997-2005	75-150 breeding pairs	B2
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	breeding	1997-2005	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	resident	1994	30 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1997-2005	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1998-2003	40-81 adults	B2, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2001-2005	20-2,000 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1995	60 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1998-2003	1-41 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1998-2004	86-298 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1996	642 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1997-2005	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	2002-2004	2-7 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2002-2005	120 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1995	100-150 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	breeding	1997	8,700-15,600 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Common Reed-warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	LC	breeding	1997	20,500-42,000 breeding pairs	C3
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding	1997	1,750 breeding pairs	B3
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	2001-2005	frequent	C2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	-	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Neusiedlersee, Seewinkel & Hanság	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	44,229	protected area contains site	23,272
Neusiedler See und Umgebung	Landschafts- und Naturschutzgebiet	50,088	protected area contains site	0
Neusiedler See - Seewinkel	Nationalpark	7,665	protected area overlaps with site	4,000
Neusiedler See - Nordöstliches Leithagebirge	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	57,125	protected area contains site	23,272
Neusiedler See - Nordöstliches Leithagebirge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	57,125	protected area contains site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
other	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Neusiedler See. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/neusiedler-see-iba-austria on 04/10/2023.