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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	110–140 pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	65–75 pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	140–180 males	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	4–20 males	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	32–56 pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	41–59 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	25–45 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	150–300 pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	13–21 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	25–45 pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	47–73 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	20–40 pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	120–180 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Vtaci ostrov	Protected Site (IV)	<1
1973	Slanicky ostrov	Natural Monument (III)	<1
1974	Sosnina	National Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
1979	Horná Orava	Protected Landscape Area (-)	-
1980	Paráč	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (Ia)	<1
1984	Jelesna	National Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
1986	Rudne	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
1999	Bratkovčík	Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál (IV)	<1
2003	Horná Orava	Chránená krajinná oblasť; druhý stupeň ochrany (V)	22
2009	Jelenská jaskyňa	Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	30	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Treeline ecotone
Wetlands (inland)	30	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Shrubland	10	Scrub; Heathland
Grassland	5	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	75
agriculture	25
forestry	25
water management	20
tourism/recreation	15
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Horná Orava (Slovakia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/horná-orava-iba-slovakia on 23/12/2024.