Austrian part of Hanság (Austria) IBA | Details

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Austrian part of Hanság

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding (1993)	15–20 pairs	B2, C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	resident (1992)	9–10 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1993)	1–3 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1990)	14–20 pairs	C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2009	not assessed	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Hanság	National Park (-)	-
1993	Neusiedler See - Seewinkel	Nationalpark (II)	4

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	80	Arable land; Ruderal land
Forest	10	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
forestry	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Austrian part of Hanság (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/austrian-part-of-hanság-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.