Data Zone
Country/territory: Bosnia and Herzegovina
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 7,411 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | high | not assessed | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Areas of open water with extensive stands of emergent vegetation (Phragmites, Scirpus), wet meadows, riverine and water-edge forests (Salix, Populus, Alnus), and degraded Quercus and Carpinus woodland on high ground. Human activities include fishing and hunting.
Key biodiversity
Two species of global conservation concern breed at the site. Other breeding species include Phalacrocorax carbo, Botaurus stellaris, Ardeola ralloides, Nycticorax nycticorax, Egretta garzetta and Ardea purpurea.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hutovo blato. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.
