Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
Subnational region(s): podkarpackie
IBA Justification: C1, C6 (2010)
Area: 107,800 hectares (1,078.00 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): Ogólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | favourable | high | low |
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site covers part of the Western Bieszczady range, the only part of the Eastern Carpathians lying within Poland. The lowest part of the site is mainly deforested, above which is subalpine forest (covering 84% of the site), dominated mainly by beech Fagus. Above that are extensive alpine meadows and Vaccinium heath, with alder Alnus shrubs.
Key biodiversity
A total of 161 species have been recorded. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila clanga (1-2 non-breeding birds).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bieszczady Mountains (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bieszczady-mountains-iba-poland on 14/01/2025.