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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (2001)	5,000–8,000 birds	C2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding (2001)	80–110 birds	C1, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (2001)	35–50 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter (2001)	15 birds	C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding (2001)	50–65 pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage (2001)	200 birds	C2
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (2001)	80–130 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Bihari legelő	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	1
1998	Bihari -sík	Tájvédelmi Körzet (V)	34

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	50	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations
Grassland	50	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bihar Plain (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bihar-plain-iba-hungary on 23/12/2024.