Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding | 2001-2011 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1999-2010 | max 12 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Black Kite Milvus migrans | LC | breeding | 2008 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 2008 | 13 breeding pairs | C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vrbina | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 274 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Vrbina | posebno varstveno območje | 274 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Spodnja Sava | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Spodnja Sava | posebno varstveno območje | 127 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Sotla S Pritoki | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 549 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Sotla s pritoki | posebno varstveno območje | 549 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Sava od Radeč do državne meje | ekološko pomembno območje | 2,859 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Jovsi | ekološko pomembno območje | 3,003 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Brežice - park ob ulici 21. maja | spomenik oblikovane narave | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Brežice - park med Dobovsko cesto in Ulico pod obzidjem | spomenik oblikovane narave | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Brežice - kostanjev drevored ob Prešernovi cesti | spomenik oblikovane narave | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Spodnja Sava. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/spodnja-sava-iba-slovenia on 30/09/2023.
