PL129
Polica Mountain Range


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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus LC breeding (2008) 5–12 males C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1972 Rezerwat na Policy im.prof.Zenona Klemensiewicza Rezerwat Przyrody (IV) 5
1998 Na Policy Rezerwat Przyrody (IV) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 96
Other 4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Polica Mountain Range (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/polica-mountain-range-iba-poland on 26/12/2024.