PL143
Lower San River Valley


IBA Justification

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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1999 330-350 males C1, C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus LC breeding 1999-2003 20-25 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1956 Jezioro w miejscowości Pniów Rezerwat Przyrody <1
1987 Sieniawski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 3
1992 Kuryłowski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu 4
2008 Dolina Dolnego Sanu Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 26


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower San River Valley (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-san-river-valley-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.