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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2000–2005)	3–15 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Matschels	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	100
1974	Bangser Ried	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	24
1995	Streuewiesenbiotopverbund Rheintal - Walgau	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	70	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	Arable land; Forestry plantations

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
forestry	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Meadows on the lower Ill (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meadows-on-the-lower-ill-iba-austria on 13/01/2025.