PL076
Starzawa ponds


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia LC breeding 1993 2,500-3,000 breeding pairs B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1993 10,000-40,000 individuals A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1999 10,000-40,000 individuals A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Ruderal land -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Starzawa ponds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/starzawa-ponds-iba-poland on 09/12/2023.