Data Zone
Country/territory: Austria
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 131,535 hectares (1,315.35 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
This site comprises four mountain ranges. The Reichramiger Hintergebirge is dominated by near-natural conifer, mixed, and broadleaved forest. The Sengsengebirge also has areas of mixed and conifer forest and extensive areas of treeline ecotone habitat. On the Haller Mauern, forest cover is less extensive. The Totes Gebirge is a largely unvegetated, high-altitude karst plateau, bordered by alpine pastures and montane and subalpine forest.
Key biodiversity
The IBA is important for species of montane and subalpine forests, rocky areas and cliffs.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Kalkalpen (Austria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-kalkalpen-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.