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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	2004-2009	60 males	C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2004-2009	10-20 breeding pairs	C1, C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	100-150 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004-2009	200-300 males	C1, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2004-2009	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	2004-2009	200-220 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2004-2009	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	10-20 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	40-60 breeding pairs	C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	breeding	2004-2009	20-30 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 (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
European Roller Coracias garrulus	21	21	breeding pairs	100	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	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
1959	Jaźwiana Góra	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1992	Mielecko-Kolbuszowsko-Głogowski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	15
1992	Sokołowsko-Wilczowolski Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	15
1999	Zabłocie	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2002	Pateraki	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
2008	Puszcza Sandomierska	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2014	Enklawy Puszczy Sandomierskiej	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4

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