Ostrov orliaka morského is a national nature reserve in the Slovak municipality of Baka in the Dunajská Streda District. The nature reserve covers an area of 22.77 ha of the Danube floodplain area. It has a protection level of 5 under the Slovak nature protection system. The nature reserve is part of the Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area.[1]
| Ostrov orliaka morského | |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.2277 km²[1] |
| Established | 1953 |
| Governing body | ŠOP - S-CHKO Dunajské luhy |
Description edit
The protected area forms one of the last remnants of regularly flooded, natural floodplains along the Danube. The habitats present in the reserve represent some rare and endangered species of flora and fauna.[1]
Fauna edit
The Ostrov orliaka morského nature reserve is located on an island with the same name, referring to the white-tailed eagle. This bird species nested here irregularly until 1964 with only 9 successful nesting cases between 1946 and 1964.[2] Other species of birds living in the nature reserve include the great cormorant, the black kite, the purple heron,[3] the grey heron and the little egret.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Štátny zoznam osobitne chránených častí prírody SR (in Slovak)
- ^ Danko, Štefan (2005). "Vzostup hniezdnej populácie orliaka morského (Haliaeetus albicilla) v strednej Európe: prvý záznam hniezdenia na východnom Slovensku" (PDF). Tichodrama. 17: 63–67. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Ostrov orliaka morského, túra, trasa, Gabčíkovo (in Slovak)
- ^ Ostrov orliaka morského (in Slovak)