Data Zone
Country/territory: Hungary
IBA criteria met: C1, C2, C3, C6 (2002)
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Area: 29,483 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
The IBA is situated between the River Tisza and the sandy highlands of Kiskunság, to the north of the town of Szeged. Fish-ponds and saline lakes are surrounded by saline grassland, arable land, orchards and forestry plantations. Some of the fish-ponds contain large reedbeds (Phragmites), and native forest exists along the River Tisza. Human activities include arable farming, horticulture, reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below) and hunting.
Key biodiversity
An important area for both breeding and passage waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Tisza Valley (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-tisza-valley-iba-hungary on 22/11/2024.