Austria Ramsar wetland
Kalkalpen National Park
108 bird species recorded; the most from May to July.
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This month here
30 species in January.31 species in February.54 species in March.77 species in April.92 species in May.87 species in June.89 species in July.74 species in August.54 species in September.56 species in October.34 species in November.19 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
108 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 108Speciesrecorded more than once
- 62Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,670Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,032 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 10Raptors
- 5Owls
- 3Waders
- 3Ducks & geese
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 67Songbirds
- 18Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 108 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ducks & geese3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds67 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow titParus montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Snow FinchMontifringilla nivalis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- WryneckJynx torquilla
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from May to July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan1°/-6°76 mm
- Feb3°/-5°60 mm
- Mar8°/-2°71 mm
- Apr14°/3°58 mm
- May18°/8°117 mm
- Jun22°/12°135 mm
- Jul24°/14°138 mm
- Aug24°/13°138 mm
- Sep18°/8°106 mm
- Oct14°/4°76 mm
- Nov8°/0°58 mm
- Dec2°/-4°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kalkalpen National Park.
National park
Kalkalpen National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Austria, 1,032 m above the sea.
108 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,670 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Capercaillie, the Black Woodpecker and the Black Grouse.
52 species come for the summer, 9 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
The most species are recorded from May to July.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Biwakplatz Steyrstegcampsite · 4.2 km · 1 within 10 km
- Polz Hütteplace to stay · 4.2 km · 30 within 10 km
- Windischgarstennearest town · 8.3 km in a straight line
- Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight lineCar hire at LNZ airport (Linz)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 13marked trails within 4 kmWanderweg 51, Wanderweg 39, Wanderweg 472 and 10 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmInfohütte
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmGamskögerl, Panoramablick
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmBiwakplatz Steyrsteg
- 30places to stay within 10 kmPolz Hütte, Feichtauhütte, Schürhütte and 27 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Kalkalpen National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas303 mountains within 25 kmGroßer Pyhrgas2,244 m · 15 kmScheiblingstein2,197 m · 16 kmWarscheneck2,388 m · 18 kmPyhrner Kampl2,241 m · 20 kmSchrocken2,281 m · 21 kmHochmölbing2,336 m · 23 kmMittermölbing2,318 m · 23 kmGroßer Priel2,515 m · 25 km↗
Darkskyas3 dark-sky places within 30 kmDr.-Vogelgesang-KlammBortle 2 · 16 kmGroßer PrielBortle 2 · 25 kmWörschachklammBortle 2 · 30 km
Cavernyas2 caves within 20 kmRamesch cave · 18 kmWildfrauenhöhle · 18 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmSchleierfall · 9.0 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Kalkalpen National Park
Austria
- 53Birdyas Score
- 108Species
- 62Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q686047) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,670 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Darkskyas, Canyonyas, Cavernyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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