Data Zone
Country/territory: Austria
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2009)
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Area: 4,064 hectares (40.64 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
An open, diverse landscape near Mattersburg. The main land-use is low-intensity agriculture and the site consists of arable fields, orchards, grassland and groves dominated by Castanea sativa.
Key biodiversity
This site holds important numbers of birds associated with non-intensively managed orchards and open woodland.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Surroundings of Mattersburg (Austria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/surroundings-of-mattersburg-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.