Data Zone
Country/territory: Austria
IBA Criteria met: C6 (2009)
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Area: 2,669 ha
Protection status:
Site description
This site is part of the much larger Vienna forest. It is dominated by Quercus, Carpinus, Fagus, Fraxinus and Acer. Human activities include tourism and recreation, forestry and hunting.
Key biodiversity
The area contains important populations of species found in old broadleaved forests.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Zoological Gardens of Lainz. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 13/04/2021.
