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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1997–2000)	500–2,000 birds	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1997–2000)	5,000–10,000 birds	C3
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage (1997–2000)	50,000 birds	C3
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1997–2000)	51–70 pairs	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage (1997–2000)	6,000 birds	C3
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1997–2000)	75–227 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter (1997–2000)	10–103 birds	C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Körös-Maros	Nemzeti Park (V)	64

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	40	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations
Forest	5	Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
fisheries/aquaculture	40
nature conservation and research	40
forestry	10
water management	5
military	5
other	5

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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.