Lehnice


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
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding 1995-2003 3-10 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 Lehnice Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 71

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial 90
Grassland 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 95
agriculture 90
urban/industrial/transport 20
forestry 6
tourism/recreation 3
fisheries/aquaculture 2
not utilised 1
water management 1


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