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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	1997-2005	10-50 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1997-2005	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1997-2005	14 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1997-2005	30-50 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1997-2005	10 breeding pairs	C6
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli	LC	breeding	1997-2005	1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella	LC	breeding	1997-2005	100 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Martinswand-Solstein-Reither Spitze	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	7
1988	Achental-West	Ruhegebiet	5
1988	Eppzirl	Ruhegebiet	5
1988	Vorberg	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	3
1988	Nordkette	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	3
1988	Bärenkopf	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	2
1988	Falzthurntal-Gerntal	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	1
1988	Großer Ahornboden	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	<1
1988	Martinswand	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1989	Karwendel	Naturschutzgebiet	74
1989	Fragenstein	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1996	Karwendel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2003	Karwendel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	Karwendel	Naturpark	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 23/11/2024.