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 |
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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 |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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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.