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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	5 pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	5–6 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident (1997–2005)	15–35 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Wachau und Umgebung	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	19

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	70	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Grassland	20	Mesophile grasslands
Forest	10	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Waldviertel (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-waldviertel-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.