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Alkaline lakes of Kiskunság


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC passage (1997–2000) 200–5,000 individuals C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (1997–2000) 2,000–15,000 individuals C3
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (1997–2000) 50–60 breeding pairs C1, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding (1997–2000) 15–20 breeding pairs C2
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus LC breeding (1997–2000) 15–20 breeding pairs C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC breeding (1997–2000) 200–250 breeding pairs C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding (1997–2000) 40–50 breeding pairs C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC breeding (1997–2000) 10 individuals C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus LC breeding (1997–2000) 10–30 breeding pairs C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding (1997–2000) 100–300 breeding pairs C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1997–2000) 50–70 breeding pairs C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding (1997–2000) 150–200 breeding pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1966 Dabasi turjános Természetvédelmi Terület (IV) <1
1975 Kiskunsági Nemzeti Park (II) 34
1998 Kunpeszéri Szalag-erdő Természetvédelmi Terület (IV) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alkaline lakes of Kiskunság (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alkaline-lakes-of-kiskunság-iba-hungary on 14/01/2025.