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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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	20–50 pairs	B2
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	12–14 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (2005)	5–7 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Kuhschellenrasen beim Wirt am Berg	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2000	Fischlhamerau	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2
2014	Halbtrockenrasen an der Traun in Pucking	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	40	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	20	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
agriculture	30
urban/industrial/transport	10
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower course of the Traun (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-course-of-the-traun-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.