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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident	1997-2005	frequent	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1994	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1997-2005	10 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	1997-2005	present	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	1997-2005	present	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1994	3 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1994	30-50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1997-2005	150 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1994	frequent	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1994	3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1997-2005	frequent	C6

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
1978	Lechnergraben	Naturschutzgebiet	1
1978	Rothwald I	Nature Reserve	1
1979	Ötscher-Dürrenstein	Landschaftsschutzgebiet	100
1979	Ötscher-Tormäuern	Naturpark	28
1984	Leckermoos	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1988	Rothwald II	Nature Reserve	1
1989	Zellerbrunn - Hohes Marcheck	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
1996	Ötscher - Dürrenstein	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1998	Ötscher - Dürrenstein	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	91
2014	Wildnisgebiet Dürrenstein	Naturschutzgebiet	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	90
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
not utilised	15
agriculture	5

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