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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 IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2005)	13 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1981	Murauen Mureck - Radkersburg - Klöch	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	20
1981	Gleichenberger-Kgl. - Kapfenstein-B. - Stradner-Kogel	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	3
1983	Trockenwiese in Aigen Höll	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	50	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	40	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	10	Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
forestry	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: South-east Styrian hill country (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-east-styrian-hill-country-iba-austria on 15/01/2025.