PL149
Karas Lake


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
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica LC breeding (1995–2006) 60–90 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1958 Jezioro Karaś Rezerwat Przyrody (IV) 97


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karas Lake (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karas-lake-iba-poland on 23/12/2024.