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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	15–25 males	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	10–20 males	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	50–60 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	6–15 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	20–30 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	30–60 pairs	C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	30–70 pairs	C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	20–30 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Volavčia kolónia	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál (IV)	<1
2004	Ryžovisko	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (Ia)	1
2004	Ipeľské hony	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (Ia)	<1
2004	Kiarovský močiar	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (Ia)	<1
2009	Cúdeninský močiar	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (IV)	1
2012	Dálovský močiar	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	60	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	20	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	5	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	85
agriculture	65
urban/industrial/transport	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Poiplie (Slovakia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/poiplie-iba-slovakia on 23/12/2024.