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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2009	250-270 males	C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2004-2009	12-17 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2009	56-90 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	2009	22-30 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2004-2009	7-12 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2009	63-90 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2009	838-2,300 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2006-2009	220-300 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1954	Kruczy Kamień	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1970	Głazy Krasnoludków	Rezerwat Przyrody	<1
1981	Kopuły Chełmca	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	2
1981	Zawory	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	2
1998	Park Krajobrazowy Sudetów Wałbrzyskich	Park Krajobrazowy	11
1998	Masyw Trójgarbu	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	4
2004	Góry Kamienne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	42
2006	Masyw Chełmca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2011	Sudety Wałbrzysko-Kamiennogórskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	55

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sudety Wałbrzysko-Kamiennogorskie Mountains (Poland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sudety-wałbrzysko-kamiennogorskie-mountains-iba-poland on 23/11/2024.