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Péteri Lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC breeding (1997–2000) 250 pairs C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides LC breeding (1997–2000) 25 pairs C2, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Péritói Madárrezervátum Természetvédelmi Terület (IV) 98


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Péteri Lake (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/péteri-lake-iba-hungary on 25/12/2024.