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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2006)	110–115 males	C1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1994)	15 males	C6
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding (2006)	9 males	C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Wielki Dział	Rezerwat Przyrody (IV)	4
1994	Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi	Park Krajobrazowy (V)	95

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	75	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Grassland	15	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Forest	10	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
tourism/recreation	10
forestry	10
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Narew river gaps (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/narew-river-gaps-iba-poland on 27/12/2024.