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The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2010	5-20 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	2010	20-60 breeding pairs	C6
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla	LC	breeding	2010	10-20 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2010	20-40 males	C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2010	150-200 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	2010	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2010	7-8 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	2010	80-120 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	winter	2010	3,000-6,000 individuals	C2, C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2010).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - unspecified species	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Prud	Posebni rezervat	261	protected area contained by site	522
Predolac - Šibenica	Značajni krajobraz	122	protected area contained by site	0
Pod gredom	Posebni rezervat	552	protected area contained by site	0
Orepak	Posebni rezervat	97	protected area overlaps with site	0
Neretva River Delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	12,742	protected area contained by site	12,742
Modro oko i jezero Desne	Značajni krajobraz	334	protected area contained by site	0
Malostonski zaljev	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,717	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Malostonski zaljev	Posebni rezervat	14,899	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta Neretve - jugoistoèni dio	Posebni rezervat	499	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta Neretve	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	23,814	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta Neretve	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23,814	protected area overlaps with site	0
Biokovo i Rilić	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	37,433	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Neretva Delta. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/neretva-delta-iba-croatia on 05/12/2023.