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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1997–2000)	500–1,000 birds	C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1997–2000)	20,000–35,000 birds	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1997–2000)	3,500 birds	C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (1997–2000)	58–119 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1997–2000)	23–27 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1958	Velencei madárrezervátum	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	21
1966	Dinnyési Fertő	Természetvédelmi Terület (IV)	27

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	70	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
water management	70
tourism/recreation	40
nature conservation and research	30
other	25
agriculture	15

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Velence Lake–Dinnyés Lake (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/velence-lake–dinnyés-lake-iba-hungary on 23/12/2024.