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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
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia	LC	resident	1997-2005	100-300 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1997-2005	100-200 males	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1997-2005	10-13 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1997-2005	frequent	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1997-2005	100-200 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1997-2005	13-15 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1997-2005	common	C6

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)
Warscheneck-Süd-Wurzeralm	Naturschutzgebiet	50	protected area contained by site	0
Warscheneck-Süd - Wurzeralm	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	257	protected area contained by site	0
Warscheneck-Süd - Purgstall - Brunnsteiner Kar	Naturschutzgebiet	1,108	protected area contained by site	0
Warscheneck-Süd - Frauenkar	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	48	protected area contained by site	0
Warscheneck-Gruppe	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	14,041	protected area overlaps with site	0
Warscheneck Süd - Stubwies	Naturschutzgebiet	766	protected area contained by site	0
Warscheneck Nord	Naturschutzgebiet	2,695	protected area contained by site	0
Totes Gebirge mit Altausseer See	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24,202	protected area overlaps with site	23,346
Totes Gebirge mit Altausseer See	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	24,202	protected area overlaps with site	0
Totes Gebirge - West	Naturschutzgebiet	15,888	protected area overlaps with site	0
Totes Gebirge - Ost	Naturschutzgebiet	7,815	protected area contained by site	0
Totes Gebirge - Haller Mauern	Naturschutzgebiet	1,239	protected area overlaps with site	0
Totes Gebirge - Bosruck	Naturschutzgebiet	301	protected area overlaps with site	0
Teile des Toten Gebirges	Nature Reserve	1,395	protected area overlaps with site	1,395
Teichlboden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2	protected area contained by site	0
Schluchtwälder der Steyr- und Ennstaler Voralpen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	775	protected area overlaps with site	0
Salzkammergut	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	5,986	protected area overlaps with site	0
Röll	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	327	protected area contained by site	0
Radinger Moorwiesen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3	protected area contained by site	0
Offensee und angrenzendes Verlandungsmoor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	66	protected area contained by site	0
Offensee	Naturschutzgebiet	59	protected area contained by site	0
Nationalpark Kalkalpen und Umgebung	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	22,553	protected area contained by site	21,442
Nationalpark Kalkalpen und Umgebung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	22,553	protected area contained by site	0
Nationalpark Kalkalpen	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	18,532	protected area contained by site	0
Mösl im Ebenthal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2	protected area contained by site	0
Mösl im Ebenthal	Naturschutzgebiet	2	protected area contained by site	0
Mooswiesen bei Rading	Naturschutzgebiet	3	protected area contained by site	0
Mitterndorfer Biotopverbund	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	258	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Loser--Brauning--Zinken	Nature Reserve	1,750	protected area overlaps with site	1,750
Lauf des Zimitzbaches	Geschützter Landschaftsteil	4	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kleiner Ödsee	Naturschutzgebiet	3	protected area contained by site	0
Kalkalpen	Nationalpark	20,833	protected area contained by site	16,509
Jaidhaus	Naturschutzgebiet	201	protected area contained by site	0
Grundlsee mit Teilen des Toten Gebirges	Nature Reserve	9,700	protected area overlaps with site	9,700
Großer Ödsee	Naturschutzgebiet	8	protected area contained by site	0
Glöckl-Teich	Naturschutzgebiet	4	protected area contained by site	0
Gleinkersee	Naturschutzgebiet	13	protected area contained by site	0
Gierer-Streuwiese	Naturschutzgebiet	2	protected area contained by site	0
Ennstaler und Eisenerzer Alpen	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	37,508	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Eisenwurzen	Naturpark	58,433	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Edlbacher Moor	Naturschutzgebiet	13	protected area contained by site	0
Dachstein-Salzkammergut	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	36,219	protected area overlaps with site	0
Almsee und Umgebung	Naturschutzgebiet	182	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
not utilised	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Northern Kalkalpen. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2022.