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Csanád Pusztas


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 1996 1,000-3,000 individuals B1i
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 1996 3,000-4,000 individuals A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1997 Körös-Maros Nemzeti Park 34
2004 Hódmezővásárhely környéki és csanádi-háti puszták Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100
2004 Hódmezővásárhely környéki és csanádi-háti puszták Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 50
2004 Száraz-ér Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 7
2008 Montág-puszta Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 24

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Humid grasslands 95
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 80
nature conservation and research 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Csanád Pusztas (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/csanád-pusztas-iba-hungary on 23/11/2024.