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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	2004-2008	500-800 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004-2008	500-550 males	C1, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2004-2008	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2004-2008	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2004-2008	150-200 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2004-2008	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	40-50 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	2004-2008	70-80 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	2004-2008	10 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2004-2008	100-200 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	250-300 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2004-2008	50-150 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	2004-2008	80-100 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2004-2008	100-200 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2004-2008	1,200-1,500 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	2004-2008	700-1,100 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
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Crex crex	Corncrake	700	700	males	100	favourable
Pernis apivorus	European Honey-buzzard	50	50	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Clanga pomarina	Lesser Spotted Eagle	60	60	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zwiezło	Rezerwat Przyrody	8	protected area contained by site	0
Zswie/zl/o	Nature Reserve	2	protected area contained by site	2
Zakole NR (Peatbog Reserve)	Nature Reserve	5	unknown	5
Zakole	Rezerwat Przyrody	5	protected area contained by site	5
Zakole	Nature Reserve	5	unknown	5
Wschodniobeskidzki Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	99,912	protected area overlaps with site	0
Woronikówka	Rezerwat Przyrody	15	protected area contained by site	15
Wetlina	Nature Reserve	99	protected area contained by site	99
Tarnawa	Nature Reserve	34	protected area contained by site	34
Śnieżyca wiosenna w Dwerniczku	Rezerwat Przyrody	5	protected area contained by site	0
Sine Wiry	Rezerwat Przyrody	453	protected area contained by site	450
Puszcza Bieszczadzka nad Sanem	Nature Reserve	499	protected area contained by site	499
Przóom Solinki	Nature Reserve	3	protected area contained by site	3
Przełom Osławy pod Duszatynem	Rezerwat Przyrody	322	protected area overlaps with site	0
Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Sany	Landscape Park	34,866	protected area contained by site	34,866
Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Sanu	Park Krajobrazowy	27,728	protected area overlaps with site	0
Olszyna Łęgowa w Kalnicy	Rezerwat Przyrody	14	protected area contained by site	0
Olszyna L/êgowa w Kalnicy	Nature Reserve	14	protected area contained by site	14
Olsza Kosa w Stężnicy	Rezerwat Przyrody	2	protected area contained by site	2
Lokiec	Nature Reserve	140	protected area contained by site	10
Litmirz	Nature Reserve	13	protected area contained by site	13
Krywe	Rezerwat Przyrody	491	protected area contained by site	512
Hulskie im. Stefana Myczkowskiego	Nature Reserve	190	protected area contained by site	190
Hulskie im. Stefana Myczkowskiego	Rezerwat Przyrody	191	protected area contained by site	0
Goóoborze	Nature Reserve	14	protected area contained by site	14
Gołoborze	Rezerwat Przyrody	12	protected area contained by site	0
East Carpathians (POL)	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	113,846	protected area contains site	107,800
Dzwiniacz	Nature Reserve	11	protected area contained by site	11
Cisy na Górze Jawor	Rezerwat Przyrody	4	protected area contained by site	0
Cisy	Rezerwat Przyrody	20	protected area contained by site	3
Ciśniańsko-Wetliński Park Krajobrazowy	Park Krajobrazowy	51,461	protected area overlaps with site	51,146
Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy	29,208	protected area contained by site	27,833
Bieszczady	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	111,519	protected area contains site	0
Bieszczady	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	111,519	protected area contains site	107,800

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Other		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bieszczady Mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.