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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	2003-2007	5-10 males	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1995-2002	100 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2004-2009	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2007-2009	10-20 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 (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	20	20	breeding pairs	100	not assessed
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	4	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	4	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1959	Jastkowice	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1984	Park Krajobrazowy Lasy Janowskie	Park Krajobrazowy	62
1984	Lasy Janowskie	Rezerwat Przyrody	4
1985	Lipsko-Janowski	Protected Landscape Area	100
1988	Imielty ług	Rezerwat Przyrody	1
1988	Kacze Błota	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1989	Szklarnia	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1995	Lasy Janowskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	96
1998	Łęka	Rezerwat Przyrody	1
2009	Uroczyska Lasów Janowskich	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	55

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	80
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation	15
Artificial/Terrestrial		3
Grassland		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
fisheries/aquaculture	20
hunting	-

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