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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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2000-2005	15-18 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1997-2005	300 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia	LC	resident	1997-2005	100-150 breeding pairs	B2

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
1979	Wachau und Umgebung	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	98
1983	Jauerling-Wachau	Naturpark	45
1996	Wachau - Jauerling	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1998	Wachau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	53
1998	Niederösterreichische Alpenvorlandflüsse	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1998	Strudengau - Nibelungengau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2008	Steinige Ries	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2008	Gochelberg-Toter Berg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2008	Höhereck	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2009	Grimsinger Au	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2009	Buchberg	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2014	Pielachmündung-Steinwand	Naturschutzgebiet	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas	50
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	40
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wachau (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wachau-iba-austria on 23/11/2024.