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PL125
Lower Skawa River Valley
Location Poland, malopolskie
Central coordinates 19o 19.00' East  49o 56.00' North
IBA criteria C6
Area 5,855 ha
Altitude
Year of IBA assessment 2010

Ogólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Gadwall Anas strepera breeding  2007-2009  330 breeding pairs  good    Least Concern 
Common Pochard Aythya ferina breeding  2007-2009  350-420 breeding pairs  good    Least Concern 
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula breeding  2007-2009  450 breeding pairs  good    Least Concern 
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus breeding  2007-2009  30 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax breeding  2007-2009  280 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus breeding  2007-2009  3,600 breeding pairs  good    Least Concern 
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida breeding  2007-2009  400-524 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Dolina Dolnej Skawy - PLB120005 Birds Directive 7,082 protected area overlaps with site 4,168  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest   6%
Grassland   17%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)   49%
Wetlands (inland)   22%
Other   6%

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lower Skawa River Valley. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013

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