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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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	resident	2009	250	A1, C1, C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	resident	1997-2005	2-16 breeding pairs	C6
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2005	3 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2004	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2004-2005	8 breeding pairs	C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2004-2005	2-3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2004-2005	11-23 breeding pairs	C6

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

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial		0	0	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zurndorfer Eichenwald und Hutweide	Naturschutzgebiet	152	protected area contained by site	70
Zurndorfer Eichenwald und Hutweide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	153	protected area contained by site	0
Parndorfer Platte - Heideboden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7,294	protected area overlaps with site	0
Nickelsdorfer Haidel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12	protected area contained by site	0
Neusiedlersee, Seewinkel & Hanság	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	44,229	protected area overlaps with site	0
Neusiedler See und Umgebung	Landschafts- und Naturschutzgebiet	50,088	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Neusiedler See - Nordöstliches Leithagebirge	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	57,125	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Neusiedler See - Nordöstliches Leithagebirge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	57,125	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Hutweide Mönchhof	Naturschutzgebiet	2	protected area contained by site	0
Haidel Nickelsdorf	Naturschutzgebiet	12	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parndorfer Platte and Heideboden. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parndorfer-platte-and-heideboden-iba-austria on 23/09/2023.