East Mljet Channel


IBA Justification

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
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea LC breeding 2019-2021 100-126 mature individuals C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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.