Pacsmag Lakes of Regöly (Hungary) IBA | Summary

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Pacsmag Lakes of Regöly

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Country/territory: Hungary

IBA criteria met: C1, C6 (2002)
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Area: 936 hectares (9.36 km²)

Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A system of fish-ponds and adjacent marshes in the valley of the River Koppány, 10 km to the south-east of the town of Tamási. The fish-ponds are overgrown with beds of Phragmites and Typha, whilst the adjacent marshlands are dominated by sedge Carex. Human activities include cattle-grazing and reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below).

Key biodiversity
An important breeding site for herons (Ardeidae) and other waterbirds, and a feeding area for raptors. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla, Crex crex (no data).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pacsmag Lakes of Regöly (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pacsmag-lakes-of-regöly-iba-hungary on 23/12/2024.