Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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.
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Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
water management | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Fertő. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.