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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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident (2005)	31 females	A1, C1
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	8–10 pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (1997–2005)	80–150 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Mühlberg	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
1979	Oberes Pulkautal	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	7
1989	Retzer Hügelland	Landschaftsschutzgebiet (V)	1
2009	Fehhaube-Kogelsteine	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	95	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	5	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	97

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Weinviertel (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-weinviertel-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.