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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1994)	6,500–9,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1994)	3,000–12,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	25 pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (1997–2005)	2–6 pairs	C6
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	28–217 pairs	B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	27–132 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	10–250 males	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (2000–2002)	11–18 pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1997)	20–25 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1994)	3–5 pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding (1998–2001)	11–31 pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1998–2004)	120–195 pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	10–25 pairs	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding (2001–2004)	24–37 pairs	C6
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding (2001–2004)	274–554 pairs	B2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1997–2006)	10–36 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1994)	50–60 pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	resident (2000–2005)	4 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1995–2005)	25–35 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	4–7 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (2002)	1 pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	20–40 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1994)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Neusiedler See und Umgebung	Landschafts- und Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	91
1987	Pfarrwiesen Illmitz	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1993	Neusiedler See	National Park (-)	-
1993	Neusiedler See - Seewinkel	Nationalpark (II)	25

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	50	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	15	Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
nature conservation and research	25
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Seewinkel and Zitzmannsdorfer Wiesen (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-seewinkel-and-zitzmannsdorfer-wiesen-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.