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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2010

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	2010	400-500 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2010	350-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2010	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	2010	4-6 breeding pairs	C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	2010	250-300 individuals	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2010	50-70 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2010	7-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	2010	70-100 individuals	B1iii, C2, C6
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	winter	2010	5-7 individuals	C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	2010	350-500 breeding pairs	C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	breeding	2010	120-150 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	2010	30-120 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2010	700-1,100 breeding pairs	C6
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	2010	15-50 breeding pairs	B3, C2, 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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zrmanja	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,253	protected area overlaps with site	0
Velebit Mountain	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	200,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Velebit	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	203,517	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Velebit	Park prirode	203,551	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ušće Krke	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,424	protected area overlaps with site	0
Šire područje NP Krka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13,159	protected area contained by site	0
Šibensko zaledje - Lozovac	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	25	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ravni kotari	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	65,115	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ravni kotari	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	31,511	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Područje oko špilje Škarin Samograd	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,754	protected area contained by site	0
Pećina; Raslina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1	protected area overlaps with site	0
Park prirode Velebit	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	182,852	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Krka i okolni plato	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	87,735	protected area overlaps with site	0
Krka - gornji tok	Značajni krajobraz	3,882	protected area overlaps with site	0
Krka - donji tok	Značajni krajobraz	3,359	protected area overlaps with site	0
Krka	Nacionalni park	11,064	protected area contained by site	14,200
Krka	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	14,200	protected area contained by site	14,200
Èikola	Značajni krajobraz	1,140	protected area contained by site	0
Drenovača jama	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1	protected area contained by site	0
Čikola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	495	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bunari	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1	protected area contained by site	0
Brbišnica - Vrbica	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Krka and Surrounding Plateau. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/04/2021.