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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (2001)	40–70 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (2001)	23–31 pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2001)	3 pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (2001)	140–180 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Aggtelek Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	82
1985	Aggleki	Nemzeti Park (II)	84

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Wooded steppe
Grassland	15	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	80
tourism/recreation	70
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aggtelek Karst (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aggtelek-karst-iba-hungary on 23/12/2024.