Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2023 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | non-breeding | 2016-2019 | 100-111 individuals | A1, C1 |
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | passage | 2016-2019 | 1,962 individuals | A1, B1b, C1 |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | resident | 2016-2019 | 1,900 individuals | B1a, B1b, B3a, C1, C2, C6 |
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 20,000-63,533 individuals | A4, B3a, C3, C4 |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | resident | 2016-2019 | 8,892-11,033 individuals | B3a, C3 |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | non-breeding | 2016-2019 | 4,300 individuals | B3a, C3 |
| European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur | VU | breeding | 2016-2019 | 75-150 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
| Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 55-70 breeding pairs | B1b, B3a, C2, C6 |
| Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata | LC | non-breeding | 2016-2019 | 100-110 individuals | B3a, C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | resident | 2016-2019 | 16-35 breeding pairs | B2a, C6 |
| Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | - | 2016-2019 | 15-40 individuals | C6 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 5-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 35-39 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides | LC | breeding | 2007-2010 | 79-104 breeding pairs | B1b, C6 |
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 14 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | resident | 2004-2016 | 78-135 individuals | C6 |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | resident | 2016-2019 | 204-281 | B3a, C6 |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | resident | 2016-2019 | 23 individuals | B1b, C6 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | resident | 2016-2019 | 30-420 breeding pairs | B2a, B3a, C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 10-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | NT | breeding | 2016-2019 | 774 individuals | B1a, C1 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | - | 2016-2019 | 79-372 individuals | C6 |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 35-45 individuals | C6 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | non-breeding | 2016-2019 | 37 individuals | C6 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | resident | 2016-2019 | 113 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | NT | resident | 2016-2019 | 52 individuals | B1a, C1 |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | resident | 2016-2019 | 1,176 individuals | B1a, C1 |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 2016-2019 | 1,609 individuals | B1a, B3a, C1, C3 |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | non-breeding | 2016 | 600 individuals | C6 |
| Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | breeding | 2017 | 5-10 breeding pairs | B1b, C6 |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | non-breeding | 2016-2019 | 9,000-36,000 individuals | A4, B3a, C2, C6 |
| Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | passage | 2016-2019 | 6,000 individuals | B3a, C2, C6 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | - | 2016-2019 | 300 individuals | C6 |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | passage | 2016-2019 | 20-30 individuals | C6 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | passage | 2016-2019 | 50-300 individuals | C6 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | passage | 2016-2019 | 61-73 individuals | C6 |
| Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 11-40 breeding pairs | B1b, C6 |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 9-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 42 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon | LC | breeding | 2016-2019 | 100 individuals | C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | - | 2016-2019 | 53,238-132,568 individuals | B3b, C4 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Urban parks and gardens | 52 |
| Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest | 26 |
| Wetlands (inland) | Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | 13 |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 8 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bojana Delta (Montenegro). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bojana-delta-iba-montenegro on 22/11/2024.