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The site was identified as important in 2011 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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2002-2011	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2004-2010	7-9 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding	1999	210-250 breeding pairs	B2
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1997-1998	180-240 breeding pairs	B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	375	75	males	20	very unfavourable
Otus scops	230	65	breeding pairs	29	very unfavourable
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops	205	30	breeding pairs	15	very unfavourable
Woodlark Lullula arborea	210	20	breeding pairs	10	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Krajinski park Goričko	krajinski park	97
2004	Goričko	ekološko pomembno območje	98
2004	Goričko	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2004	Goričko	posebno varstveno območje	97
2004	Goričko	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	88
2004	Goričko	posebno varstveno območje	95

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	30
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	30
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	15
Shrubland	Scrub	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
forestry	30
urban/industrial/transport	20
unknown	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Goričko (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/goričko-iba-slovenia on 23/11/2024.