Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter (1995–2003) | 3,500 birds | C3 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | breeding (1995–2003) | 3–5 females | C6 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | winter (1995–2003) | 100 birds | C2 |
| Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | VU | breeding (1995–2003) | 5–20 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | very poor | very high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | unknown | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | 350 / 100 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | 1 / 12 (pairs) | 9 | very poor | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 95 | Arable land |
| Forest | 5 | Broadleaved deciduous woodland |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 100 |
| agriculture | 95 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sysľovské fields (Slovakia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sysľovské-fields-iba-slovakia on 26/12/2024.