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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1997-2000	100-180 breeding pairs	C1, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Szatmár-Beregi	Tájvédelmi Körzet	42
1991	Kaszonyi-hegy	Természetvédelmi Terület	<1
2004	Szatmár-Bereg	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Felsö-Tisza	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	15
2004	Felső-Tisza	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
2004	Tarpa-Tákos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11
2004	Csaholc - Garbolc	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
2004	Lónya-Tiszaszalka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2004	Vámosatya-Csaroda	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2004	Kömörő-Fülesd	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2004	Kaszonyi-hegy - Dédai-erdő	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2004	Gelénes - Beregdaróc	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Rozsály - Csengersima	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Magosligeti-erdő és gyepek	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Jánki-erdő	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Gőgő-Szenke	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations	35
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	35
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	20
Wetlands (inland)		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
forestry	30
nature conservation and research	10
tourism/recreation	10
urban/industrial/transport	5
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Szatmár-Bereg (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/szatmár-bereg-iba-hungary on 23/11/2024.