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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	5–7 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident (1997–2005)	20–40 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Unterriedl	Geschützter Landschaftsteil (IV)	<1
1987	Welset-Pühret	Geschützter Landschaftsteil (IV)	<1
1994	Orchideenwiese in Freundorf	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1995	Stadlau	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2002	Kulturterrassen in Ödenkirchen	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	<1
2006	Torfau	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Grassland	5	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bohemian forest and Mühl valley (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bohemian-forest-and-mühl-valley-iba-austria on 13/01/2025.