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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter (1995)	600–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter (1996)	1,500–1,763 birds	B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1995)	2,500–4,629 birds	A4i, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Duna-Ipoly	National Park (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	50	Rivers and streams
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	5	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	5	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
tourism/recreation	60
urban/industrial/transport	50
agriculture	40
nature conservation and research	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Danube bend (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/danube-bend-iba-hungary on 22/12/2024.