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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	5–10 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	3–5 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident (1990)	10–15 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Stockerauer Au	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	10	Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	10	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
agriculture	15
hunting	15
not utilised	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Riverine forests in the Tullnerfeld (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/riverine-forests-in-the-tullnerfeld-iba-austria on 22/12/2024.