BirdLife Data Zone

SK007

Danube floodplains

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IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	1995-2003	9,000 individuals	C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1995-2003	600 individuals	C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1995-2003	16,000 individuals	C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1995-2003	28,000 individuals	C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	1995-2003	10,000 individuals	C3
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	12-34 breeding pairs	C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1995-2003	120 individuals	C1
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	30-70 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1995-2003	110-240 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1995-2003	1-4 breeding pairs	C1
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1995-2003	5-6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1995-2003	20-45 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1995-2003	79,000 individuals	C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1995-2003	20,000 individuals	C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

IBA Protection

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zlatniansky luh	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	9	protected area contained by site	9
Velkolelsky ostrov	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	328	protected area contained by site	329
Topoľové hony	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	60	protected area contained by site	60
Strážsky park	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	7	protected area contained by site	7
Starý háj	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	77	protected area contained by site	0
Starý háj	Nature Reserve / Private Nature Reserve	77	protected area contained by site	77
Soví les	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	42	protected area overlaps with site	28
Sihoť	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	235	protected area overlaps with site	0
Severny Bodicky kanal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	24	protected area overlaps with site	0
Poľovnícky les	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	8	protected area contained by site	8
Pečniansky les	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	295	protected area overlaps with site	0
Panský diel	Natural Monument	16	protected area contained by site	16
Panský diel	Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka	16	protected area contained by site	0
Ostrovne lucky	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ostrovne lucky	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12	protected area overlaps with site	614
Ostrovné lúčky	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	55	protected area contained by site	55
Ostrovne lucky	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	628	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ostrov orliaka morského	Národná prírodná rezervácia	23	protected area contained by site	23
Kráþovská lúka	Natural Monument	3	protected area contained by site	3
Kráľovská lúka	Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka	3	protected area contained by site	0
Kopáčsky ostrov	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	83	protected area contained by site	83
Klucovske rameno	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	198	protected area overlaps with site	435
Klucovske rameno	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	475	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hrusov	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	495	protected area overlaps with site	483
Gajc	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	63	protected area contained by site	63
Foráš	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	116	protected area contained by site	116
Èíèovské màtve rameno	National Nature Reserve	80	protected area contained by site	80
Dunajské ostrovy	Nature Reserve / Private Nature Reserve	220	protected area contained by site	220
Dunajské ostrovy	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	220	protected area contained by site	0
Dunajske luhy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,542	protected area overlaps with site	4,298
Dunajske luhy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,225	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dunajske luhy	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16,512	protected area overlaps with site	16,373
Dunajské luhy	Chránená krajinná oblasť; druhý stupeň ochrany	12,284	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dunajské luhy	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	14,488	protected area overlaps with site	14,488
Dunaj	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,426	protected area overlaps with site	1,272
Dunaj	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	667	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dolny tok Ipla	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	201	protected area overlaps with site	0
Danube flood-plains	Protected Landscape Area	11,454	protected area contained by site	12,284
Čilížské močiare	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	338	protected area overlaps with site	0
Číčovské mŕtve rameno	Národná prírodná rezervácia	80	protected area contained by site	0
Číčovské luhy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	194	protected area overlaps with site	460
Cicovske luhy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	484	protected area contained by site	0
Bratislavske luhy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	685	protected area overlaps with site	453
Bratislavské Luhy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bratislavske luhy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	236	protected area overlaps with site	0
Biskupicke luhy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	916	protected area overlaps with site	869
Bajdeľ	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	9	protected area contained by site	9

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
hunting	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Danube floodplains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.