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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1942	Baláta-tó	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	<1
1977	Csokonyavisontai fás legelő	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	1
1984	Rinyaszentkirályi erdő	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	<1
1991	Boronka-melléki	Tájvédelmi Körzet (V)	22
1996	Duna-Dráva	Nemzeti Park (V)	45

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

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

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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 22/12/2024.