Data Zone
Country/territory: Croatia
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 37,111 ha
Site description
Alluvial wetlands along the River Danube from the Croatian-Hungarian border south to the mouth of the River Drava. Area includes alluvial Quercus forests, extensive freshwater wetlands and reedbeds (Phragmites) and commercial fish-ponds. Since 1991 the area has been completely occupied by military forces.
Key biodiversity
The site is important for breeding herons. The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila heliaca (passage), Falco naumanni, Crex crex (breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Alluvial wetlands of the River Danube. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/10/2022.
