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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (2001)	1,500–2,500 birds	C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (2001)	8,000–8,500 birds	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (2001)	2,000–2,500 birds	C3
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (2001)	200 pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (2001)	30 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (2001)	25–30 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (2001)	2–3 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (2001)	10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Duna-Dráva	Nemzeti Park (V)	73
1998	Dunaszekcsői Löszfal	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	40	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Forest	25	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
water management	30
agriculture	20
urban/industrial/transport	20
nature conservation and research	10
tourism/recreation	10
military	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Béda–Karapancsa (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/béda–karapancsa-iba-hungary on 22/12/2024.