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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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	32 pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	5–11 pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	80–130 pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	24 pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	43–65 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	10–20 pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	11 pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage (1995–2003)	30,000 birds	C4
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	200 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	20–40 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1995–2003)	30,000 birds	C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Senianske rybníky	Národná prírodná rezervácia (Ia)	14

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	50	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	40	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
agriculture	40
fisheries/aquaculture	35
tourism/recreation	35
nature conservation and research	15

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Senné (Slovakia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/senné-iba-slovakia on 24/12/2024.