42 Putnok Hills
Description
The IBA is South-West from the Aggtelek Karst and North from Sajó River. Hilly landscape with mixed oak forests Quercetum petraeae-cerris, and Quercus-Carpinus. Scattered with submontane Fagus forests on the Northern slopes. Human activities include sylviculture, wildlife management and hunting
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU051
Location: Hungary, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Central coordinates: 19.54 East 46.35 North
Altitude: 208-441m, average: 310m
Area: 7,274 ha
Habitats
Forest >50%
Shrubland
Grassland
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)
Other special birds
076 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
082 (European) Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
089 Short-toed (Snake) Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
103 (Asian) Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
121 Corn Crake (Crex crex)
230 (Eurasian) Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
249 Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
254 Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
255 White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
236 Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
253 Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
260 Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
319 Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
337 Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
353 Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
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