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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
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

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
1965	Hackelsberg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1965	Jungerberg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1979	Thenau	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1980	Neusiedler See und Umgebung	Landschafts- und Naturschutzgebiet	27
1982	Neusiedlersee, Seewinkel & Hanság	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	11
1995	Neusiedler See - Nordöstliches Leithagebirge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
1995	Neusiedler See - Nordöstliches Leithagebirge	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1998	Batthyanyfeld	Naturschutzgebiet	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	10
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-eastern Leithagebirge (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-eastern-leithagebirge-iba-austria on 23/11/2024.