Biala Forest (Poland) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

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Biala Forest

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (2009)	150 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (2009)	300–350 pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (2009)	800 pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (2009)	200–250 pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding (2009)	250–300 pairs	C6

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2011	poor	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	35 / 70 (males)	50	poor

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Bartnia	Rezerwat Przyrody (IV)	<1
1977	Popławy	Rezerwat Przyrody (IV)	<1
1977	Popóawy	Nature Reserve (-)	<1
1982	Wielgolas	Rezerwat Przyrody (IV)	<1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	71	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	21	Arable land; Ruderal land
Grassland	5
Wetlands (inland)	2	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Other	1

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
agriculture	25
fisheries/aquaculture	5
hunting	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Biala Forest (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/biala-forest-iba-poland on 23/12/2024.