HR036
Plitvice Lakes National Park


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2010

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia LC resident 2010 100-200 breeding pairs C6
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2010 40-60 males A1, C1, C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC resident 2010 8-12 breeding pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC resident 2010 20-30 breeding pairs C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC resident 2010 70-80 breeding pairs C2, C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus LC resident 2010 50-100 breeding pairs C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos LC resident 2010 50-100 breeding pairs C6

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Šupljara Spomenik prirode 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Plitvièka jezera Nacionalni park 29,631 protected area overlaps with site 0
Plitvice Lakes National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 29,482 is identical to site 0
NP Plitvička jezera Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 29,698 protected area overlaps with site 0
Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 29,797 protected area overlaps with site 0
Lička Plješivica Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 36,683 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Gorski kotar i sjeverna Lika Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 223,790 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Gorski kotar i sjeverna Lika Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 217,445 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Gornji tok Korane Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 223 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Golubnjaèa Spomenik prirode 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Èorkova uvala Posebni rezervat 73 protected area contained by site 0
Crna peæina Spomenik prirode 0 protected area overlaps with site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plitvice Lakes National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/24008 on 02/06/2023.