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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1992-1999	270-290 breeding pairs	C6
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	1989-1996	360-470 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	breeding	2002-2011	9-12 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding	2000-2010	40-65 breeding pairs	B2
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	2000-2010	30-50 individuals	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	2000-2010	100-200 individuals	A1, C1, C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2004-2010	110-160 breeding pairs	B3, C6

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

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	0	0	poor (40-69%)	good (> 90%)	unfavourable
Grassland	Humid grasslands	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Condition of the site (state), by species
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Crex crex	Corncrake	280	126	males	45	unfavourable
Vanellus vanellus	Northern Lapwing	415	105	breeding pairs	26	very unfavourable
Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	12	6	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Scolopax rusticola	Eurasian Woodcock	110	7	breeding pairs	7	very unfavourable
Saxicola rubetra	Whinchat	2100	300	breeding pairs	15	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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)
Strajanov breg	naravni rezervat	18	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ribniki v dolini Drage pri Igu	naravni rezervat	81	protected area overlaps with site	0
Podpeški kamnolom	naravni spomenik	3	protected area contained by site	0
Osrednje območje življenjskega prostora velikih zveri	ekološko pomembno območje	347,978	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mali plac	naravni rezervat	3	protected area contained by site	0
Ljubljansko Barje	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12,961	protected area overlaps with site	12,503
Ljubljansko barje	posebno varstveno območje	12,370	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ljubljansko barje	ekološko pomembno območje	14,579	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ljubljansko barje	posebno varstveno območje	12,961	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ljubljansko barje	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	12,370	protected area overlaps with site	11,409
Ljubljanica - Gradaščica - Mali Graben	ekološko pomembno območje	226	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ljubljanica - Gradaščica - Mali Graben	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	187	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ljubljanica - Gradaščica - Mali Graben	posebno varstveno območje	187	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ljubljanica	naravni spomenik	118	protected area overlaps with site	0
Krimsko hribovje - Menišija	ekološko pomembno območje	20,720	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Krimsko hribovje - Menišija	posebno varstveno območje	20,334	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Krimsko hribovje - Menišija	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20,334	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Krajinski park Ljubljansko barje	krajinski park	13,507	protected area overlaps with site	0
Koslerjeva gosèa	Nature Reserve	3	protected area contained by site	3
Koslerjev gozd (Koslerjeva gošča)	naravni rezervat	25	protected area contained by site	0
Jurčevo šotišče	naravni spomenik	0	protected area contained by site	0
Jezero pri Podpeči	naravni spomenik	28	protected area overlaps with site	0
Iški morost	naravni rezervat	63	protected area contained by site	0
Ia_i morost	Nature Reserve	0	protected area contained by site	0
Goriški mah	naravni rezervat	23	protected area contained by site	0
Draga pri Igu	Natural Monument	3	protected area contained by site	3

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
unknown	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ljubljansko moor. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/684 on 05/06/2023.