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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
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	16–34 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	1–5 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	1–3 pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding (1995–2003)	3–10 pairs	C6

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Milvus migrans	0 / 2 (pairs)	0	very poor
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	0 / 6 (pairs)	0	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Abrahámsky park	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál (IV)	<1
1983	Mačiansky presyp	Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka (III)	<1
1994	Vlčkovský háj	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál (IV)	<1

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

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 23/12/2024.