47 Szigetköz
Description
The IBA is one of the most untouched section of the Danube River in Hungary with large floodplain forests, islands, sholes and backwaters. Since the start of the operation of the Bős hydropower plant the natural habitats have seriously damaged. Human activities include sylviculture, agriculture, fishing, water management, hunting.
Location and size
Birdlife IBA Code : HU049
Location: Hungary, Gyor-Sopron-Moson
Central coordinates: 17.30 East 47.51 North
Altitude: 111-130m average: 118m
Area: 10,213 ha
Habitats
Forest 73%
Grassland 9%
Wetlands 7%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) 11%
Birds
Qualifying birds for present IBA
067 (Black-crowned) Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
083 Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
093 Montagus Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Other special birds
031 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
075 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
077 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
119 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
244 (Common) Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
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