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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
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.

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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)
Wetlands (inland)	Mud flats and sand flats, Rivers and streams, Salt marshes, Standing brackish and salt water	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Škocjan Bay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/01/2021.