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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	2004-2009	400-450 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004-2009	300-400 males	C1, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2004-2009	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2004-2009	370-420 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	2004-2009	160-180 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	2004-2009	6 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2004-2009	70-80 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	130-160 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	35-45 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	2004-2009	300-350 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2004-2009	1,400-1,800 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	2004-2009	1,200-1,800 breeding pairs	C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	400	500	males	100	favourable
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	40	30	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	420	420	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	180	160	breeding pairs	89	near favourable
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	6	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Dendrocopos leucotos	350	350	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	1,800	1,800	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	1,800	1,800	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1953	Modrzyna	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1957	Cisy w Nowej Wsi	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1963	Rezerwat Tysiąclecia na cergowej górze	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1976	Przełom Jasiołki	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1990	Igiełki	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1990	Wadernik	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1992	Jaśliski Park Krajobrazowy	Park Krajobrazowy	29
1994	Źródliska Jasiołki	Rezerwat Przyrody	2
1995	Magurski Park Narodowy	Park Narodowy	19
1996	Bukowica	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1998	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Beskidu Niskiego	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	51
2000	Kamień nad Jaśliskami	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2001	Ostoja Magurska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
2003	Łysa Góra	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2004	Rymanów	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2004	Trzciana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2006	Ostoja Jaśliska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	34
2006	Łysa Góra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2006	Jasiołka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2008	Beskid Niski	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2008	Wisłoka z dopływami	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2008	Osuwiska w Lipowicy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2008	Kościół w Skalniku	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2012	Kamień nad Rzepedzią	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		75
Grassland		14
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Beskid Niski Mountains (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/beskid-niski-mountains-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.