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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	16-34 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1995-2003	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1995-2003	1-3 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1995-2003	3-10 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Milvus migrans	2	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	6	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Abrahámsky park	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	<1
1983	Mačiansky presyp	Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka	<1
1994	Vlčkovský háj	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál	<1
2004	Ulanska mokrad	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		89
Forest		4
Wetlands (inland)		4
Grassland		2
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	85
hunting	80
fisheries/aquaculture	10
energy production and mining	10
forestry	8
tourism/recreation	8
nature conservation and research	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
water management	5
not utilised	2

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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 22/11/2024.