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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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (1996–2000)	3–14 pairs	B2
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1998–2002)	5–6 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1998–2002)	6 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident (1996–2002)	3–4 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	4 / 6 (pairs)	67	poor
Ixobrychus minutus	6 / 6 (pairs)	100	good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Unknown	Natural Monument (-)	<1
1948	Žehuňský rybník	Národní prírodní památka (NPP) (IV)	15
1948	Zehunsky rybnik	National Nature Reserve (IV)	73
1972	Ban	Natural Monument (IV)	1
1973	Žehuňsko - Báň	Prírodní památka (PP) (IV)	4
1983	Bludy	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1
2006	Kněžičky	Národní prírodní rezervace (NPR) (IV)	5
2007	Kopičácký rybník	Národní prírodní památka (NPP) (IV)	<1
2014	Dlouhopolsko	Národní prírodní památka (NPP) (IV)	1
2016	Čihadelské rybníky	Prírodní památka (PP) (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	20	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	10	Dry siliceous grassland; Humid grasslands
Shrubland	1	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
forestry	60
hunting	55
agriculture	20
fisheries/aquaculture	15
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zehunský rybník pond (Czechia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zehunský-rybník-pond-iba-czechia on 25/12/2024.