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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
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	30–36 pairs	B2
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	1,000 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Ranzental	Geschützter Landschaftsteil (IV)	1
2004	Tiroler Lechtal	Naturpark (V)	20
2004	Tiroler Lechtal	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	20	Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Wetlands (inland)	10	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	60
agriculture	25
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tyrolian Lech valley (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tyrolian-lech-valley-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.