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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	80–160 males	C1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding (1995–2003)	7 pairs	C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	7 / 7 (pairs)	100	good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	Unknown	Unknown	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Uhliska	Protected Site (IV)	<1
1979	Bišar	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (IV)	<1
1980	Valalská voda	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (IV)	<1
1988	Hájik	Prírodná rezervácia / súkromná prírodná rezervácia (IV)	<1
1990	Podhorské	Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka (III)	-
1990	Jazerec	Prírodná pamiatka / súkromná prírodná pamiatka (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Grassland	10	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
forestry	60
military	45
agriculture	25
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Levočské hills (Slovakia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/levočské-hills-iba-slovakia on 28/12/2024.