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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	6-10 breeding pairs	C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2006-2008	6,000 individuals	C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2006-2008	11,000-28,000 individuals	C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2005-2007	30-39 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	2004-2007	29-36 males	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2009	8,000 individuals	C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1995-2003	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2006-2007	46-53 males	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2006-2007	29-45 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	2009	1,500 individuals	C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	2004-2009	7-115 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2004-2007	282-453 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2004-2007	59-92 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2004-2008	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	10-15 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2004-2007	60-90 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004-2009	53,000-68,000 individuals	C4

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
Grus grus	Common Crane	5562	10045	individuals	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)
Wzgórza Ostrzeszowskie i Kotlina Odolanowska (woj. wielkopolskie)	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	69,232	protected area is adjacent to site	1,700
Wydymacz	Rezerwat Przyrody	49	protected area contained by site	49
Stawy Milickie	Rezerwat Przyrody	5,298	protected area contained by site	5,324
Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Baryczy	Park Krajobrazowy	86,179	protected area contains site	0
Ostoja nad Baryczą	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	82,026	protected area overlaps with site	51,933
Olszyny Niezgodzkie	Rezerwat Przyrody	73	protected area contained by site	0
Milicz Fishponds Nature Reserve	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5,324	protected area contained by site	5,325
Las Pardoliñski	Nature Monument	5	protected area contained by site	5
Dolina Baryczy	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	55,517	protected area overlaps with site	55,280
Dolina Baryczy	Landscape Park	87,040	protected area contains site	25,700

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barycz river valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barycz-river-valley-iba-poland on 10/12/2023.