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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2001)	25–30 pairs	C1, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding (2001)	300–350 birds	C1, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (2001)	25–30 pairs	C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (2001)	5–25 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2001)	10–20 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2001)	40–50 pairs	C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (2001)	80–200 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Kiskunsági	Nemzeti Park (II)	48
1976	Szelidi-tó	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	1
1979	Kiskunság Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Grassland	40	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	5	Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
nature conservation and research	60
tourism/recreation	5
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alkaline pusztas of Upper Kiskunság (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alkaline-pusztas-of-upper-kiskunság-iba-hungary on 23/12/2024.