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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
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	resident (1997–2005)	500 males	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident (1997–2005)	400–450 males	B2, C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident (1997–2005)	50–100 pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident (1997–2005)	10–50 pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (1997–2005)	5–10 pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (1997–2005)	14 pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident (1997–2005)	30–50 pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident (1997–2005)	10 pairs	C6
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	1,000 pairs	B2
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	100 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Martinswand-Solstein-Reither Spitze	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	7
1988	Achental-West	Ruhegebiet (IV)	5
1988	Eppzirl	Ruhegebiet (IV)	5
1988	Vorberg	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	3
1988	Nordkette	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	3
1988	Bärenkopf	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	2
1988	Falzthurntal-Gerntal	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	1
1988	Großer Ahornboden	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	<1
1988	Martinswand	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1989	Karwendel	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	74
1989	Fragenstein	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2009	Karwendel	Naturpark (V)	100

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