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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1996)	200–400 birds	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1995)	11,900 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (1994)	500–11,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage (1996)	3,000–4,000 birds	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Körös-Maros	Nemzeti Park (V)	87

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land
Grassland	40	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	10	Standing brackish and salt water

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
nature conservation and research	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hódmezővásárhely Pusztas (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hódmezővásárhely-pusztas-iba-hungary on 26/12/2024.