
Eurasian nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus europaeus
Dryocopus martius
Bubo bubo
Podiceps cristatus
Aythya nyroca
Upupa epops
Loxia curvirostra
A number of valuable forested areas in wider surroundings of Zvolen town and in Polana Biosphere Reserve offer refuge to many rare species of birds.