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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	non-breeding	1990-1997	70 individuals	A1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1988	75-90 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	habitat shifting and alteration	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	1477	1477	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ulcinj saltpans. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.