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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2001	8,000-10,000 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2001	2,000-4,000 individuals	C3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2001	30-35 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2001	7-8 breeding pairs	C1, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	2001	27-30 individuals	C1
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2001	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2001	4 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Duna-Dráva	Nemzeti Park	100
1997	Gemenc	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	95
2004	Gemenc	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2004	Gemenc	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	40
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	40
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
hunting	90
forestry	80
tourism/recreation	15
water management	15
agriculture	10
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gemenc (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gemenc-iba-hungary on 22/11/2024.