21 Gemenc
Description
A large stretch of the Danube flood-plain, north of the town of Baja. The IBA covers a complex of habitats, including backwaters, marshes, meadows and both softwood and hardwood flood-plain forest, although approximately half of the forested area consists of plantations of non-native poplar Populus.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU010
Location: Hungary, Bács-Kiskun, Tolna
Central coordinates: 18.45 East 46.07 North
Altitude: 78-97m, average: 88m
Area: 17,839 ha
Habitats
Forest 40%
Grassland 10%
Wetland 10%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 40%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
004 Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
006 (Greater) White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
076 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
083 Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
085 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
115 Saker (Falcon) (Falco cherrug)
Other special birds
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
041 (Common) Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
042 Smew (Mergus albellus)
072 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
073 Great (aka Great White) Egret (Egretta alba)
080 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
244 (Common) Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
107 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
251 Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
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