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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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2009	250	A1, C1, C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	resident	1997-2005	2-16 breeding pairs	C6
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2005	3 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2004	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2004-2005	8 breeding pairs	C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2004-2005	2-3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2004-2005	11-23 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1969	Zurndorfer Eichenwald und Hutweide	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1979	Haidel Nickelsdorf	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1982	Neusiedlersee, Seewinkel & Hanság	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	6
1988	Hutweide Mönchhof	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1998	Zurndorfer Eichenwald und Hutweide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1998	Nickelsdorfer Haidel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Parndorfer Platte - Heideboden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	90
Forest		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
forestry	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parndorfer Platte and Heideboden (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parndorfer-platte-and-heideboden-iba-austria on 23/11/2024.