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The site was identified as important in 2002 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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1998-2002	100-140 males	C6
Stock Dove Columba oenas	LC	breeding	1996-2000	90 breeding pairs	B3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1998-2002	100-150 males	A1, C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1998-2002	12-16 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	1998-2002	90 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1996-2000	8-10 breeding pairs	B2
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1996-2000	3-5 breeding pairs	B3
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1998-2002	60-70 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	LC	resident	1996-2000	110-140 breeding pairs	B2
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1996-2000	1,200 breeding pairs	B2
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding	1996-2000	200-240 breeding pairs	B3
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1998-2002	24-33 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1998-2002	60-70 breeding pairs	C6
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding	1996-2000	700 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	95	105	males	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1963	Krkonošský národní park	Národní park	66
1963	Krkonose	National Park	100
1977	Labská soutěska	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
1981	Herlíkovické štoly	Prírodní památka (PP)	-
1985	Anenské údolí	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
1992	Krkonoše	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1993	Krkonošská rašeliništì	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
1995	Slunečná stráň	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
1998	Lom Strážné	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
2004	Krkonoše	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	75
2005	Krkonoše	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2005	Luční potok v Podkrkonoší	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2009	Sklenářovické údolí	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
2014	Luční potok v Podkrkonoší	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	73
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	20
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Tundra	7
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	85
hunting	80
forestry	70
agriculture	18
nature conservation and research	15

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Krkonose mountains (Giant mountains) (Czechia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/krkonose-mountains-(giant-mountains)-iba-czechia on 23/11/2024.