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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	breeding	2001	42 individuals	C1
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2001	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2001	5 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2001	60 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2001	60-70 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2001	60 breeding pairs	C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2001	10 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	2001	300-350 breeding pairs	C6

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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Tisza-tó	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17,830	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Poroszlói szikesek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	918	protected area contained by site	918
Pélyi szikesek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,769	protected area contained by site	2,769
Nagy-Hanyi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	168	protected area contained by site	168
Nagy-fertő - Gulya-gyep - Hamvajárás szikes pusztái	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,817	protected area contained by site	1,817
Kétútközi-legelő	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	183	protected area overlaps with site	155
Jászság	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	20,131	protected area overlaps with site	0
Jászapáti - jászkiséri szikesek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,781	protected area overlaps with site	379
Hortobágyi	Nemzeti Park	80,957	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Hortobágy	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	121,110	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Hevesi-sík	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	77,016	protected area overlaps with site	52,716
Hevesi Füves Puszták	Tájvédelmi Körzet	16,123	protected area overlaps with site	8,199
Erdőlki égerláp	Természetvédelmi Terület	18	protected area contained by site	0
Erdőlki arborétum	Természetvédelmi Terület	7	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Heves Plain. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.