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Slupsk bank


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
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU winter (2005) 25,000–32,000 birds C3
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle LC winter (2005) 400–1,000 birds C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (2005) 27,000–37,000 birds C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Slupsk bank Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA) 89

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


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