AT023
Allentsteig military training area


IBA Justification

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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2000-2005 83-114 males A1, C1, C6
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor LC breeding 1997-2005 7-21 breeding pairs B2
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria LC breeding 1997-2005 80-150 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1979 Kamptal Landschaftsschutzgebiet 2
2004 Truppenübungsplatz Allentsteig Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 71

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land 80
Forest Mixed woodland 10
Grassland Mesophile grasslands 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 45
forestry 35
military 30
agriculture 20


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Allentsteig military training area (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/allentsteig-military-training-area-iba-austria on 23/11/2024.