Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
IBA Criteria met: C1, C6 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 107,800 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | high | favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The site covers part of the Western Bieszczady range, the only part of the Eastern Carpathians lying within Poland. The lowest part of the site is mainly deforested, above which is subalpine forest (covering 84% of the site), dominated mainly by beech Fagus. Above that are extensive alpine meadows and Vaccinium heath, with alder Alnus shrubs.
Key biodiversity
A total of 161 species have been recorded. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila clanga (1-2 non-breeding birds).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bieszczady Mountains. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.
