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North Bakony


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 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
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding 2001 10 breeding pairs C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC breeding 2001 44 breeding pairs C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos LC breeding 2001 40-50 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1954 Fenyőfői ősfenyves Természetvédelmi Terület <1
1977 Farkasgyepui kisérleti erdő Természetvédelmi Terület 1
1990 Hódoséri ciklámenes Természetvédelmi Terület <1
1991 Magas-bakonyi Tájvédelmi Körzet 25
2002 Északi-Bakony Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 64
2004 Északi-Bakony Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 64
2004 Papod és Miklád Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 6


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Bakony (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-bakony-iba-hungary on 23/11/2024.