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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
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	breeding (1998–1999)	37–38 pairs	B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (1998–1999)	22–37 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Kamptal	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	11
1979	Gemeindeau-Heidenreichstein	Naturpark (V)	1
1980	Gebhartsteich	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2
1980	Bruneiteich	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
1981	Gemeindeau	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	1
2000	Lainsitzniederung	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	50	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Grassland	20	Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	20	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	10	Mixed woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
forestry	30
fisheries/aquaculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fish-ponds in the Waldviertel (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fish-ponds-in-the-waldviertel-iba-austria on 27/12/2024.