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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident	1998-2002	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	1998-2002	15-20 breeding pairs	C6

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 (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Picoides tridactylus	15	50	breeding pairs	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
1838	Žofínský prales	Národní prírodní rezervace (NPR)	1
1838	Hojná voda	Národní prírodní památka (NPP)	<1
1933	Hojna voda	National Natural Monument	<1
1933	Zofinsky prales	National Nature Reserve	1
1973	Pohorske raseliniste	Natural Monument	1
1974	Pohořské rašeliniště	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
1990	U tří můstků	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
1990	U tri mustku	Natural Monument	<1
1992	Prameniště Pohořského potoka	Prírodní památka (PP)	1
1992	Stodůlecký vrch	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
1992	Myslivna	Prírodní památka (PP)	<1
1992	Ulrichov	Natural Monument	<1
1992	Stodulecky vrch	Natural Monument	1
1992	Prameniste Pohorskeho potoka	Natural Monument	1
1992	Myslivna	Natural Monument	<1
2002	Rapotická březina	Prírodní rezervace (PR)	<1
2004	Novohradské hory	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2005	Horní Malše	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
2005	Žofínský prales - Pivonické skály	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2009	Pohoří na Šumavě	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2013	Pivonické skály	Prírodní rezervace (PR)	4
2014	Horní Malše	Prírodní památka (PP)	13

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		84
Grassland		12
Artificial/Terrestrial		2
Wetlands (inland)		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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