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

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1980	Neusiedler See und Umgebung	Landschafts- und Naturschutzgebiet	91
1982	Neusiedlersee, Seewinkel & Hanság	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1987	Pfarrwiesen Illmitz	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1993	Neusiedler See - Seewinkel	Nationalpark	25
1993	Neusiedler See	National Park	-
1995	Neusiedler See - Nordöstliches Leithagebirge	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1995	Neusiedler See - Nordöstliches Leithagebirge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	94

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	50
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	30
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	15
Forest		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.