17 Dráva River
Description
From birding point of view the area is the most important part of the border river Dráva. Characterised by shoals, oxbow lakes and floodplain forests.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU046
Location: Hungary, Somogy
Central coordinates: 17.20 East 46.00 North
Altitude: 97-140m, average: 108m
Area: 12,844 ha
Habitats
Forest 27%
Grassland 7%
Wetlands 7%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 59%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
085 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
212 Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)
Other special birds
067 (Black-crowned) Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
075 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
076 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
077 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
121 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
210 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
244 (Common) Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
249 Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
Common birds
Source: 1) Lovászi Péter (editor): Javasolt különleges madárvédelmi területek Magyarországon, Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi Egyesület, 2002; 2) BirdLife International: Important Bird Areas factsheet, 2012; 3) Králl Attila, Nagy Károly: Fontos Madárélőhelyek Magyarországon (Területek, kritériumok és minősítő fajok) MME Monitoring Központ, 2007; 4) www.hungarianbirdwatching.com Important Bird Area descriptions, 2004-2014