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Karkonosze Mountains


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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC breeding (2006–2009) 36–44 males C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC breeding (2000–2004) 36–40 pairs C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC breeding (2006–2009) 1–2 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1959 Karkonoski Park Narodowy Park Narodowy (II) 25
1992 Krkonose/Karkonosze UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 25

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 78
Artificial/Terrestrial 8
Grassland 6
Wetlands (inland) 6
Other 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karkonosze Mountains (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karkonosze-mountains-iba-poland on 23/12/2024.