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Przemków ponds


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding (2008–2009) 1–3 pairs C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (2008–2009) 2,000–8,000 birds C3
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT passage (2008–2010) 45 birds C1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (2004–2009) 20,000–25,000 birds C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1984 Stawy Przemkowskie Rezerwat Przyrody (IV) 23
1997 Przemkowski Park Krajobrazowy Park Krajobrazowy (V) 100
2015 Przemków Fish Ponds Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (IV) 97

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 45 Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland) 45 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial 3
Forest 3 Alluvial and very wet forest
Shrubland 3 Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Przemków ponds (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/przemków-ponds-iba-poland on 23/12/2024.