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The site was identified as important in 2010 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	2004-2009	400-450 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004-2009	300-400 males	C1, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2004-2009	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2004-2009	370-420 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	2004-2009	160-180 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	2004-2009	6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2004-2009	70-80 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	130-160 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	35-45 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	2004-2009	300-350 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2004-2009	1,400-1,800 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	2004-2009	1,200-1,800 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2010).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Crex crex	Corncrake	400	500	males	100	favourable
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	40	30	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Strix uralensis	Ural Owl	420	420	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Clanga pomarina	Lesser Spotted Eagle	180	160	breeding pairs	89	near favourable
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	6	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Dendrocopos leucotos		350	350	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ficedula parva	Red-breasted Flycatcher	1800	1800	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ficedula albicollis	Collared Flycatcher	1800	1800	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Źródliska Jasiołki	Rezerwat Przyrody	1,572	protected area overlaps with site	0
Wschodniobeskidzki Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	99,912	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Wisłoka z dopływami	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,651	protected area overlaps with site	157
Wadernik	Rezerwat Przyrody	11	protected area contained by site	0
Trzciana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,286	protected area overlaps with site	2,149
Rymanów	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,241	protected area overlaps with site	3,345
Rezerwat Tysiąclecia na cergowej górze	Rezerwat Przyrody	62	protected area overlaps with site	0
Przełom Jasiołki	Rezerwat Przyrody	121	protected area contained by site	0
Południowomałopolski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	364,496	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Osuwiska w Lipowicy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14	protected area contained by site	14
Ostoja Magurska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20,105	protected area overlaps with site	17,822
Ostoja Jaśliska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29,252	protected area overlaps with site	29,287
Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Beskidu Niskiego	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	82,949	protected area overlaps with site	0
Modrzyna	Rezerwat Przyrody	17	protected area contained by site	0
Magurski Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy	18,626	protected area overlaps with site	16,582
Łysa Góra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,744	protected area overlaps with site	2,744
Łysa Góra	Rezerwat Przyrody	160	protected area contained by site	0
Kościół w Skalniku	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	351	protected area contained by site	351
Kamień nad Rzepedzią	Rezerwat Przyrody	91	protected area contained by site	0
Kamień nad Jaśliskami	Rezerwat Przyrody	302	protected area contained by site	0
Jaśliski Park Krajobrazowy	Park Krajobrazowy	25,878	protected area overlaps with site	0
Jasiołka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	687	protected area overlaps with site	226
Igiełki	Rezerwat Przyrody	28	protected area contained by site	0
Dorzecze Górnego Sanu	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,579	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cisy w Nowej Wsi	Rezerwat Przyrody	2	protected area contained by site	0
Bukowica	Rezerwat Przyrody	293	protected area contained by site	0
Beskid Niski	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	151,967	protected area contains site	85,550

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Other		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Beskid Niski Mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/beskid-niski-mountains-iba-poland on 27/09/2023.