AT022
Southern Waldviertel


IBA Justification

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 at site IBA criteria triggered
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1997-2005 5 breeding pairs C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 1997-2005 5-6 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC resident 1997-2005 15-35 breeding pairs C6

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Waldviertler Teich-; Heide- und Moorlandschaft Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 13,725 protected area overlaps with site 0
Waldviertel Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 54,095 protected area overlaps with site 8,200
Wachau und Umgebung Landschaftsschutzgebiet 45,775 protected area overlaps with site 0
Wachau - Jauerling Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 21,111 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Wachau Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 18,063 protected area overlaps with site 0
Kamp- und Kremstal Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 14,495 protected area overlaps with site 0
Jauerling-Wachau Naturpark 11,550 protected area is adjacent to site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland -
Grassland Mesophile grasslands -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
forestry -
agriculture -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Waldviertel. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/3222 on 29/05/2023.