Country/territory: Poland
Subnational region(s): podkarpackie
IBA Justification: C1, C6 (2010)
Area: 64,360 hectares (643.60 km2)
Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2008 | not assessed | very high | low |
Site description (2000 baseline)
A varied area of foothills, mainly covered with broadleaved forest of beech Fagus and hornbeam Carpinus and mixed forest of fir Abies and oak Quercus. In valley-bottoms there is riverside forest and scrub of alder Alnus. Open areas comprise fields and meadows with dry grassland. Some of the area used to be state farms, but has been abandoned and is now used by hunters.
Key biodiversity
A total of 112 breeding species (and five probable breeders) have been recorded.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Przemysl Plateau (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/przemysl-plateau-iba-poland on 13/01/2025.