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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding	2001	20-40 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2001-2010	50-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2004-2011	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1999-2010	1-3 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	LC	breeding	2002-2010	50-100 breeding pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	7-9 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2002-2010	500-800 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding	2001-2010	40-50 breeding pairs	B2
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia	LC	breeding	2002-2010	850-950 breeding pairs	B2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vitovlje, Jezero za brestom	naravni spomenik	10	protected area contained by site	0
Vipavski rob	posebno varstveno območje	13,364	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vipavski rob	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13,364	protected area overlaps with site	10,370
Vipava - območje jedra s spomeniki in znamenitostmi	naravni spomenik	47	protected area overlaps with site	0
Trnovski gozd - Nanos	ekološko pomembno območje	64,778	protected area overlaps with site	0
Trnovski Gozd - Nanos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	53,235	protected area overlaps with site	5,006
Trnovski gozd - Nanos	posebno varstveno območje	53,235	protected area overlaps with site	0
Trnovski gozd	posebno varstveno območje	10,528	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Trnovski gozd	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	10,528	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Tabor nad Črničami - območje z arheološkimi ostalinami, Taborom in sotesko Konjščak	naravni spomenik	32	protected area contained by site	0
Soča	ekološko pomembno območje	2,414	protected area overlaps with site	0
Skalnica - območje gore z Marijinim svetiščem	naravni spomenik	1,360	protected area overlaps with site	0
Skalnica	ekološko pomembno območje	1,148	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sinji vrh - škraplje ob cesti	naravni spomenik	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Selovec v Trnovskem gozdu - okamenine trdoživnjakov	naravni spomenik	4	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sabotin	ekološko pomembno območje	386	protected area overlaps with site	0
Otlica - naravno okno pod vasjo	naravni spomenik	7	protected area contained by site	0
Osrednje območje življenjskega prostora velikih zveri	ekološko pomembno območje	347,978	protected area overlaps with site	0
Nanos - južna in zahodna pobočja z vrhovi Pleše, Grmade in Ture	krajinski park	484	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lijak in Skozno, Kraški izvir in naravni most s spodmolom	naravni spomenik	110	protected area contained by site	0
Lijak	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	37	protected area contained by site	37
Lijak	posebno varstveno območje	37	protected area contained by site	0
Kovk - okamenine trdoživnjakov	naravni spomenik	0	protected area contained by site	0
Južni obronki Trnovskega gozda	krajinski park	3,509	protected area overlaps with site	0
Južni obronki Trnovskega gozda	krajinski park	1,041	protected area overlaps with site	0
Južni in zahodni obronki Nanosa	krajinski park	2,167	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hubelj - območje izvirov in fužine	naravni spomenik	79	protected area contained by site	0
Dolina Vipave	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,112	protected area overlaps with site	82
Dolina Vipave	ekološko pomembno območje	6,805	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dolina Vipave	posebno varstveno območje	5,112	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	-
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vipavski rob. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.