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Kis-Sárrét


Country/territory: Hungary

IBA criteria met: C1, C3, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 12,326 hectares (123.26 km2)

Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A low-lying flood-plain situated between Körösnagyharsány and Mezõgyán, which is not subject to the effects of natural flooding. A large system of fish-ponds are managed for conservation, and are surrounded by extensive saline grasslands and arable fields. Human activities include sheep- and cattle-grazing, reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below), hunting, angling and birdwatching.

Key biodiversity
An important area for both breeding and passage waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (50-150 birds on passage), Otis tarda (5-10 breeding individuals).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kis-Sárrét (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kis-sárrét-iba-hungary on 23/12/2024.