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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2001	5,000-8,000 individuals	C2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2001	80-110 individuals	C1, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2001	35-50 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	2001	15 individuals	C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2001	50-65 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	2001	200 individuals	C2
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	2001	80-130 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Bihari legelő	Természetvédelmi Terület	1
1998	Bihari -sík	Tájvédelmi Körzet	34
2004	Bihar	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	88
2004	Közép-Bihar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	24
2004	Bihari-legelő	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2004	Kaba-földesi gyepek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Dél-ásványi gyepek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Csökmői gyepek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Gatály	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Darvasi Csiff-puszta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations	50
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	50

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.