PL143
Lower San River Valley


IBA Justification

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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1999 330-350 males C1, C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus LC breeding 1999-2003 20-25 breeding pairs C6

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


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wisła pod Zawichostem Rezerwat Przyrody 255 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Wisła pod Zawichostem Rezerwat Przyrody 666 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Uroczyska Lasów Janowskich Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 34,544 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Sieniawski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 51,264 protected area overlaps with site 0
Park Krajobrazowy Lasy Janowskie Park Krajobrazowy 40,122 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Kuryłowski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 14,319 protected area overlaps with site 0
Jezioro w miejscowości Pniów Rezerwat Przyrody 5 protected area contained by site 0
Dolina Dolnego Sanu Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 10,177 protected area overlaps with site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower San River Valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-san-river-valley-iba-poland on 04/10/2023.