Data Zone
Country/territory: Hungary
Subnational region(s): Bács-Kiskun; Tolna
IBA Justification: C1, C3, C6 (2002)
Area: 17,839 hectares (178.39 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society
Site description (2000 baseline)
A large stretch of the Danube flood-plain, north of the town of Baja. The IBA covers a complex of habitats, including backwaters, marshes, meadows and both softwood and hardwood flood-plain forest, although approximately half of the forested area consists of plantations of non-native poplar Populus.
Key biodiversity
An important area for wintering wildfowl and local breeding populations of lowland forest birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gemenc (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gemenc-iba-hungary on 23/01/2025.