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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2010

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	2005-2009	10-20 males	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2005-2009	25-45 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	2005-2009	15-30 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2005-2009	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	2005-2009	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	25-40 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	2004-2009	20-30 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	habitat shifting and alteration	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - unspecified species	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	air-borne pollutants - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	excess energy - noise pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Mixed woodland	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Forest	Mixed woodland	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Grassland		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Tetrao urogallus	Western Capercaillie	30	25	males	84	near favourable
Glaucidium passerinum	Eurasian Pygmy-owl	20	45	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Aegolius funereus	Boreal Owl	15	30	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Strix uralensis	Ural Owl	15	40	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	1	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Picoides tridactylus		20	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Dendrocopos leucotos		15	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Południowomałopolski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	364,496	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ostoja Gorczańska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17,998	protected area contains site	7,287
Gorczański Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy	7,037	protected area overlaps with site	7,030
Gorce	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,825	protected area overlaps with site	6,825

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gorce mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.