Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 2007-2010 | 10-17 breeding pairs | C6 |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | passage | 2001-2010 | 40-180 individuals | C6 |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding | 2010-2011 | 10-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 2001-2010 | 20-50 individuals | A1, C1 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage | 2001-2010 | 40-120 individuals | A1, C1 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 2009-2010 | 15-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
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.
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Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Škocjanski zatok | posebno varstveno območje | 123 | protected area contained by site | 120 |
Škocjanski zatok | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 123 | protected area contained by site | 115 |
Škocjanski zatok | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 123 | protected area contained by site | 114 |
Škocjanski zatok | naravni rezervat | 123 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Škocjanski zatok | ekološko pomembno območje | 123 | protected area contained by site | 120 |
Škocjanski zatok | posebno varstveno območje | 123 | protected area contained by site | 120 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Mud flats and sand flats, Rivers and streams, Salt marshes, Standing brackish and salt water | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Škocjan Bay. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 19/01/2021.