Kráľová


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC breeding 1995-2003 20-40 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2004 Kralova Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 93

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) 68
Artificial/Terrestrial 11
Grassland 11
Forest 7
Other 3
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
tourism/recreation 90
water management 70
fisheries/aquaculture 65
agriculture 15
forestry 12
urban/industrial/transport 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kráľová (Slovakia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kráľová-iba-slovakia on 23/11/2024.