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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	42–48 pairs	C6
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1995–2003)	3 pairs	C1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (1995–2003)	3–5 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Perínske rybníky	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	64
Grassland	15
Forest	14
Wetlands (inland)	6
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
hunting	60
urban/industrial/transport	15
fisheries/aquaculture	10
forestry	10
tourism/recreation	10
military	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Košice valley (Slovakia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/košice-valley-iba-slovakia on 25/12/2024.