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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
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	10–17 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Obertauern	Pflanzenschutzgebiet (V)	48
1981	Obertauern	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	50
1985	Forstaubach	Geschützter Landschaftsteil (V)	<1
1986	Niedere Tauern	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	30
1989	Lantschfeldtal - Ob. Zederhaustal - Ob. Murtal	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	9
1991	Hundsfeldmoor Obertauern	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	88

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	60	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Mesophile grasslands
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20	Inland cliffs
Forest	15	Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Wetlands (inland)	5	Raised bogs

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	35
agriculture	30
forestry	15
tourism/recreation	15
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hundsfeld (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hundsfeld-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.