PL102
Polesie


IBA Justification

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding (2009) 20–25 pairs C1, C6
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (2006) 2,000 birds C2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding (2006–2009) 100–150 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Poleski Park Krajobrazowy Park Krajobrazowy (V) 25
1990 Poleski Park Narodowy Park Narodowy (II) 32
1990 Park Krajobrazowy Pojezierze Łęczyńskie Park Krajobrazowy (V) 7
2002 West Polesie UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 34
Grassland 28
Artificial/Terrestrial 24
Wetlands (inland) 13
Other 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Polesie (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/polesie-iba-poland on 03/12/2024.