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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2001	100-11,000 individuals	C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2001	4,000-16,000 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2001	100-3,600 individuals	C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage	2001	1,000 individuals	C3
Anas crecca	NR	passage	2001	10,000 individuals	C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2001	25-30 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2001	80-100 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2001	40-50 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	breeding	2001	100 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica	LC	breeding	2001	10 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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Lake Fertö Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	12,542	protected area contains site	8,500
Lake Fertö	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8,432	is identical to site	8,432
Fertő-Hansági	Nemzeti Park	23,744	protected area contains site	12,542
Fertő tó	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8,697	protected area contains site	8,500
Fertő tó	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,299	protected area contains site	8,500

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
other	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Fertő. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.