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Vihorlat


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC breeding 1995-2003 100-200 breeding pairs C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus LC breeding 1995-2003 2-4 breeding pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding 1995-2003 225-375 breeding pairs C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos LC breeding 1995-2003 140-220 breeding pairs C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria LC breeding 1995-2003 500-700 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zemplínska šírava - OP Ochranné pásmo chráneného areálu 2,038 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Voniarsky jarok Natural Monument 0 protected area contained by site 1
Viniansky hradný vrch Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 52 protected area contained by site 52
Viniansky hradny vrch Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 52 protected area contained by site 0
Vinianska stráň Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 28 protected area contained by site 28
Vinianska stran Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 28 protected area contained by site 0
Vihorlatský prales National Nature Reserve 53 protected area contained by site 53
Vihorlatske vrchy Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 48,286 protected area contained by site 53,206
Vihorlat Chránená krajinná oblasť; druhý stupeň ochrany 17,485 protected area contained by site 4,383
Vihorlat Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 229 protected area contained by site 297
Vihorlat Národná prírodná rezervácia 51 protected area contained by site 51
Stredny tok Laborca Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 227 protected area overlaps with site 0
Sokol National Nature Reserve 701 protected area contained by site 242
Sninský kameò Natural Monument 2 protected area contained by site 2
Sninský kameň Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka 2 protected area contained by site 0
Roztoky Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 1 protected area contained by site 1
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 29,279 protected area overlaps with site 0
Postávka Národná prírodná rezervácia 26 protected area contained by site 26
Podhorodský hradný vrch Natural Monument 2 protected area contained by site 2
Pod Tŕstím Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 7 protected area contained by site 7
Motrogon Národná prírodná rezervácia 61 protected area contained by site 61
Morské oko Národná prírodná rezervácia 108 protected area contained by site 108
Morske oko Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 16,007 protected area contained by site 15,211
Malé Morské oko Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka 2 protected area contained by site 2
Machnatý vrch Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 3 protected area contained by site 3
Lysák Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 4 protected area contained by site 4
Lysá Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 4 protected area contained by site 4
Kyjovsky prales Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 397 protected area contained by site 572
Kyjovský prales Národná prírodná rezervácia 397 protected area contained by site 0
Krivostianka Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 708 protected area contained by site 707
Kamienka Natural Monument 0 protected area contained by site 1
Jovsianska hrabina Národná prírodná rezervácia 258 protected area contained by site 258
Jedlinka Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 35 protected area contained by site 13
Jasenovská bučina Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 21 protected area contained by site 22
Humensky Sokol Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 287 protected area contained by site 233
Humenský Sokol Národná prírodná rezervácia 242 protected area contained by site 0
Humenská Národná prírodná rezervácia 70 protected area contained by site 70
Humenska Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 216 protected area contained by site 199
Èierny potok Natural Monument 3 protected area contained by site 3
Ďurova mláka Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 2 protected area contained by site 2
Drienova Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 30 protected area contained by site 32
Drieň Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 11 protected area contained by site 11
Čierny potok Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka 3 protected area contained by site 0
Chlmecká skalka Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 1 protected area contained by site 1
Beòatinský travertín Natural Monument 1 protected area contained by site 1
Beňatinský travertín Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka 0 protected area contained by site 0
Baba pod Vihorlatom Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia 38 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland -
Shrubland Scrub -
Grassland Mesophile grasslands -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
urban/industrial/transport -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vihorlat. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vihorlat-iba-slovakia on 30/09/2023.