Data Zone
Country/territory: Croatia
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1ii, B1iv, B3, C1, C2, C5, C6 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 22,242 ha
Site summary
Yelkouan Shearwaters (Puffinus yelkouan), Scopoli's Shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea), Audouin´s Gull (Larus audouinii) use this site during their breeding periods. Several non-seabird species also use this site as a migraotry stopover. Sufficient numbers of birds use this site so as to trigger both Global and European specific IBA criteria.
Acknowledgements
Work relating to seabird research received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union. The project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs and the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lastovo Archipelago. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.
