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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A hilly area dominated by arable agriculture near the border with the Czech Republic. Small remnants of wet meadows and dry grasslands remain, each less than 1-2 km
2in total. Woodland is confined to small patches.
An important site for breeding farmland birds with an stable
Otis tarda population.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Past plans to construct new roads and power-lines have been prevented but remain a threat for the future. The planting of shelterbelts will reduce the available habitat for
Otis tarda. Since 1996 there has been a species protection programme for
O. tarda.
National None
International Partial28,172 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Westliches Weinviertel, 28,172 ha).
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 23/11/2024.
