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Country/territory: Austria

IBA Criteria met: A1, C6 (2009)
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Area: 31,613 ha

Protection status:

BirdLife Austria

Site description
A hilly area dominated by arable agriculture near the border with the Czech Republic. Small remnants of wet meadows and dry grasslands remain, each less than 1-2 km²in total. Woodland is confined to small patches.

Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding farmland birds with an stable Otis tarda population.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Western Weinviertel. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/02/2021.