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Inner Somogy


IBA Justification

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding 2001 50-70 breeding pairs C1, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 2001 8-16 breeding pairs C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 2001 13 breeding pairs C1, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding 2001 8 breeding pairs C6

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1942 Baláta-tó Természetvédelmi Terület <1
1977 Csokonyavisontai fás legelő Természetvédelmi Terület 1
1984 Rinyaszentkirályi erdő Természetvédelmi Terület <1
1991 Boronka-melléki Tájvédelmi Körzet 22
1996 Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park 45
2004 Belső-Somogy Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 62
2004 Boronka-melléke Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 32
2004 Kisbajomi erdők Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3
2004 Rinyaszentkirályi-erdő Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2004 Jánosházi-erdő és Égett-berek Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2004 Csokonyavisontai fás legelő Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations 50
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest 35
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation 10
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 45
forestry 40
hunting 20
fisheries/aquaculture 5
nature conservation and research 5
tourism/recreation 5
water management 5


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