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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2009	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2009	60-80 males	C1
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2009	13-15 breeding pairs	C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	5	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	12	15	breeding pairs	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1968	Królowa Droga	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1975	Jezioro Obradowskie	Rezerwat Przyrody	1
1983	Poleski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	22
1984	Lasy Parczewskie	Rezerwat Przyrody	1
1990	Park Krajobrazowy Pojezierze Łęczyńskie	Park Krajobrazowy	16
2004	Lasy Parczewskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2008	Ostoja Parczewska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	24

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	93
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	5
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
agriculture	5
nature conservation and research	5
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parczew forests (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parczew-forests-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.