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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2001	50 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2001	210 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2001	10 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2001	20 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	2001	50 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2001	200 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	2001	300 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	2001	350 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	2001	300 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	2001	200 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	2001	15 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2001	3	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2001	100 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2001	5 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2001	5 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	Tokaj-Bodrogzug	Tájvédelmi Körzet	13
1989	Bodrogzug	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	12
1996	Long-erdő	Természetvédelmi Terület	4
2004	Bodrogzug–Kopasz-hegy–Taktaköz	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	63
2004	Bodrogzug és Bodrog hullámtere	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	23
2004	Felsö-Tisza	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	16
2004	Felső-Tisza	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14
2004	Felső-Tisza	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14
2004	Long-erdő	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
2004	Tokaji Kopasz-hegy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2009	Tarcali Turzó-dűlő természetvédelmi terület	Természetvédelmi Terület	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	70
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	10
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	65
tourism/recreation	20
forestry	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bodrogzug–Taktaköz (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bodrogzug–taktaköz-iba-hungary on 22/11/2024.