Data Zone
Country/territory: Croatia
IBA criteria met: C6 (2023)
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Area: 4,572 ha
Site summary
Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea), a species listed as threatened in the Annex I of the Birds Directive, use this site during the breeding period. Sufficient numbers of birds use this site so as to trigger European specific IBA criteria.
Acknowledgements
This research received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union. The project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs and the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Mljet Channel (Croatia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-mljet-channel-iba-croatia on 24/11/2024.