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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
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2001)	4 pairs	C6
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (2001)	2 pairs	A1, C1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2001)	4 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Vérsszőlősi előemberlep	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	<1
1977	Gerecsei	Tájvédelmi Körzet (V)	16
2015	Tölgyháti kőfejő földtani alapszelvény	Természeti emlék (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	10	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
military	30
agriculture	20
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gerecse (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gerecse-iba-hungary on 25/12/2024.