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North Bakony


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1954 Fenyőfői ősfenyves Természetvédelmi Terület (IV) <1
1977 Farkasgyepui kisérleti erdő Természetvédelmi Terület (IV) 1
1990 Hódoséri ciklámenes Természetvédelmi Terület (V) <1
1991 Magas-bakonyi Tájvédelmi Körzet (V) 25


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Bakony (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-bakony-iba-hungary on 14/01/2025.