Data Zone
Country/territory: Hungary
IBA criteria met: C2, C3, C6 (2002)
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Area: 8,500 hectares (85.00 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A large saline lake situated on the Austrian-Hungarian border. The IBA includes the Hungarian part of the lake (an area of 75 km2), of which 88% is covered by reedbeds (Phragmites), and adjacent mesophile and wet saline grasslands. Human activities include reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below), a small-scale fishery and recreation.
Key biodiversity
An important breeding and staging area for waterbirds. More than 255 bird species have been recorded.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Fertő (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-fertő-iba-hungary on 23/12/2024.