BirdLife Data Zone

SK028

Vihorlat

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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.