Pusté Úľany - Zeleneč


Country/territory: Slovakia

IBA criteria met: C6 (2004)
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Area: 21,240 hectares (212.40 km2)

Slovak Ornithological Society / BirdLife Slovakia
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2013 very poor high low
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Site summary
This area of lowlands and gentle downs is situated on the border of Podunajská pahorkatina and Trnavská pahorkatina. The prevailing habitats are intensively used arable land with rivers, open water and wet­lands. Most important human activities include intensive agriculture, hunting, sport-fishing and gravel extraction. This is an important nesting area for birds of prey, which require an open agricultural land­scape, as well as water birds and migrating birds. Agrochemicals and fertilizers used in intensive agricul­ture, together with timber production, hunting and the drainage of natural habitats create the most serious threats to birds. The site is proposed as an SPA.

Acknowledgements
Spoluautori: Alfréd Trnka.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pusté Úľany - Zeleneč (Slovakia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pusté-úľany--zeleneč-iba-slovakia on 22/12/2024.