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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
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (2000–2005)	2–3 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1989)	18–19 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident (2005)	19 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1997–2005)	160–320 pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	frequent	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Lobau-Schüttelau-Schönauer Haufen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	6
1982	Donau-March-Thaya-Auen	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	97
1997	Donau-Auen	Nationalpark (II)	77
1997	Donau-Auen	Nationalpark (II)	70

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	15	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	5	Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
not utilised	15
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Riverine forests on the Danube east of Vienna (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/riverine-forests-on-the-danube-east-of-vienna-iba-austria on 22/12/2024.