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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
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (2001)	200 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2001)	5–8 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Fertő-Hansági	Nemzeti Park (II)	66

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	54	Forestry plantations
Grassland	30	Humid grasslands
Forest	11	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	5	Standing freshwater; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	70
forestry	60
agriculture	35

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hanság (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hanság-iba-hungary on 27/12/2024.