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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Duna-Dráva	Nemzeti Park (V)	100

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

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 22/12/2024.