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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1995-2003	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1995-2003	10-20 males	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1995-2003	20-22 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1995-2003	85-100 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1995-2003	25-30 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	35-45 breeding pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1995-2003	250-400 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1995-2003	15-25 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1995-2003	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1995-2003	5-15 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1995-2003	10-60 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1995-2003	5-15 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	55-65 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1995-2003	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1995-2003	2,700-5,300 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1995-2003	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1995-2003	40-60 breeding pairs	C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1967	Boľské rašelinisko	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
1967	Latorický luh I.	National Nature Reserve	<1
1967	Veľké jazero	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
1967	Latorický luh II.	National Nature Reserve	<1
1986	Raškovský luh	Nature Reserve / Private Nature Reserve	<1
1988	Horešské lúky	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
1988	Biele jazero	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
1988	Horešské lúky	Nature Reserve / Private Nature Reserve	<1
1993	Latorica	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	12
2004	Medzibodrozie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	94
2004	Latorica	Chránená krajinná oblasť; druhý stupeň ochrany	65
2004	Latorica	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
2004	Tarbucka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Kovacske luky	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Bodrog	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Horesske luky	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Zatínsky luh	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Dlhé Tice	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Tajba	Národná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Latorický luh	Národná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Cicarovsky les	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Velky kopec	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Botiansky luh	Národná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Tarbucka	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Raškovský luh	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Borsiansky les	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Oborinske jamy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Poniklecová lúčka	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Raskovsky luh	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Krátke Tice	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia	<1
2004	Oborinsky les	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Besiansky polder	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2009	Boršiansky les	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	<1
2010	Bešiansky polder	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	<1
2011	Cicarovsky les	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2011	Oborínske jamy	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	<1
2011	Veľký kopec	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	<1
2011	Chynoransky luh	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2017	Dolny tok Laborca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2017	Dolny tok Ondavy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2017	Tarbucka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	45
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	20
Shrubland	Scrub	15
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
agriculture	40
forestry	20
water management	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Medzibodrožie (Slovakia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/medzibodrožie-iba-slovakia on 22/11/2024.