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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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 pairs	B2
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	80–150 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Kamptal	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	80	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Forest	10	Mixed woodland
Grassland	10	Mesophile grasslands

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

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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 23/12/2024.