Flood plain of Tiszaalpár (Hungary) IBA | Summary

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Flood plain of Tiszaalpár

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Hungary

IBA criteria met: C2, C6 (2002)
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Area: 4,946 hectares (49.46 km²)

Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
The IBA covers an area of flood-plain of the River Tisza, which is subject to occasional inundation, and includes areas of softwood flood-plain forest, meadows and oxbow lakes.

Key biodiversity
An important site for birds associated with flood-plain forest and wetland complexes. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (3-5 pairs).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood plain of Tiszaalpár (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-tiszaalpár-iba-hungary on 25/12/2024.