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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The Vértes mountains are part of the Transdanubian mountain chain, and are dolomitic in composition with deep ravines. The southern slopes experience a sub-Mediterranean climate, whilst the northern slopes are subalpine. The Zámoly basin is situated in the foothills to the south-east of Vértes. Human activities include grazing, haymaking, hunting, tourism and mining.
An important area for raptors and waterbirds.
Otis tarda and
Burhinus oedicnemus bred in the Zámoly basin until the mid-1970s. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (10-20 pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The Pro Vértes Land Trust has acquired c.1,000 ha of grassland, and management planning and the restoration of wet meadows has begun. An expansion of the existing Vértes LPA is in progress. An additional 6,700 ha in the northern Vértes mountains (not included in the LPA) is now protected and is being managed by Pro Vértes.
National Partial
International None15,035 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Protected Area (Vertesi, 15,035 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vértes (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vértes-iba-hungary on 23/11/2024.
