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The site was identified as important in 2002 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
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	1996-2000	30 breeding pairs	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1996-2000	3 breeding pairs	B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1998-2002	6-16 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1998-2002	12-19 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident	1998-2002	16-35 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1996	15-25 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Botaurus stellaris	Eurasian Bittern	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ixobrychus minutus		11	13	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Larus melanocephalus	Mediterranean Gull	2	1	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Circus aeruginosus	Western Marsh-harrier	16	10	breeding pairs	63	unfavourable
Luscinia svecica	Bluethroat	20	17	breeding pairs	85	near 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)
Vernovice	Natural Monument	5	protected area contained by site	5
Věřňovice	Prírodní památka (PP)	5	protected area contained by site	0
Skučák	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30	protected area contained by site	0
Skučák	Prírodní rezervace (PR)	30	protected area contained by site	0
Skucak	Nature Reserve	30	protected area contained by site	30
Niva Olše-Věřňovice	Prírodní památka (PP)	16	protected area contained by site	0
Niva Olše - Věřňovice	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	540	protected area overlaps with site	545
Karviná - rybníky	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10	protected area overlaps with site	8
Karviná - rybníky	Prírodní památka (PP)	9	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hraniční meandry Odry	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	126	protected area overlaps with site	86
Hraniční meandry Odry	Prírodní památka (PP)	126	protected area overlaps with site	0
Heřmanský stav - Odra - Poolší	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,101	protected area overlaps with site	2,523
Heřmanický rybník	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	477	protected area contained by site	479
Heřmanický rybník	Prírodní památka (PP)	390	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-
Unknown		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
not utilised	-
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hermansky stav-Odra-Poolsi wetlands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hermansky-stav-odra-poolsi-wetlands-iba-czechia on 26/09/2023.