Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding | 1999 | 10-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | breeding | 2002-2010 | 8-11 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1999-2010 | 20-40 breeding pairs | C6 |
Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter | 2004-2010 | 60-100 individuals | C6 |
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | breeding | 2002-2011 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 1999 | 60-100 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla | LC | breeding | 2002-2010 | 100-200 breeding pairs | B2 |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 2004-2010 | 1,450-2,200 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria | LC | breeding | 2006-2010 | 50-80 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis | LC | breeding | 2004-2008 | 5,600-7,400 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2015 | very high | unfavourable | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown) | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | 0 | 0 | poor (40-69%) | good (> 90%) | unfavourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | 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 |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Ščavniška dolina | ekološko pomembno območje | 2,263 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Mura - Radmožanci | ekološko pomembno območje | 17,454 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Mura | posebno varstveno območje | 14,651 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Mura | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 14,651 | protected area overlaps with site | 9,987 |
Mura | posebno varstveno območje | 10,252 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Mura | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 10,252 | protected area overlaps with site | 7,603 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Shrubland | - | |
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: River Mura. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/01/2023.