Debeli rtič


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC winter (2002–2011) 300 birds B1i, C2, C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC passage (2012–2013) 532–610 birds B1i, C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1991 Debeli rtič naravni spomenik (III) 7
1991 Debeli rtic Nature Monument (-) 8


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Debeli rtič (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/debeli-rtič-iba-slovenia on 21/12/2024.