PL014
Barlinek Forest


IBA Justification

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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1995-2008 33-60 males C1
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 1995-2008 2,500 individuals C2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 1995-2008 9-13 breeding pairs C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding 1995-2008 18-19 breeding pairs C1, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1966 Wilanów Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1982 Buki Zdroiskie Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1991 Barlinecko-Gorzowski Park Krajobrazowy Park Krajobrazowy 86
1994 Markowe Błota Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1996 Rzeka Przyłężek Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1996 Dębina Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1998 Puszcza Barlinecka Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 10
2000 Puszcza Barlinecka Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100
2001 Ostoja Barlinecka Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 91
Artificial/Terrestrial 3
Wetlands (inland) 3
Grassland 2
Other 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barlinek Forest (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barlinek-forest-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.