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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (2006)	20–40 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (2006)	250–260 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding (2006)	450–950 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	Hackelsberg	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1965	Jungerberg	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1979	Thenau	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1980	Neusiedler See und Umgebung	Landschafts- und Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	27
1998	Batthyanyfeld	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland	10	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
military	25
agriculture	5
not utilised	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-eastern Leithagebirge (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-eastern-leithagebirge-iba-austria on 06/01/2025.