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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	2006	150-300 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	breeding	2001	40-70 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	2004-2010	120-200 males	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	2001-2010	200-400 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2001	50-70 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	2002-2010	50-80 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2002	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	8-10 breeding pairs	C6
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding	2002-2010	50-100 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	2002	20-30 breeding pairs	A3
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding	2002-2010	300-500 breeding pairs	B3
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	2004-2007	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	2002	200-300 breeding pairs	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Olševa - borovja - SI3000235	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1950	Robanov Kot	krajinski park	3
1951	Skalnati obelisk Igla v Solčavi	naravni spomenik	-
1966	Topla	krajinski park	5
1987	Logarska dolina	krajinski park	4
1987	Golte	krajinski park	3
1987	Greben Smrekovec-Komen	naravni rezervat	1
1987	Soteska Savinje pri Igli	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Tirske peči	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Melišče pod Planjavo	naravni rezervat	<1
1987	Golarjev pekel	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Savinja od izvira do Ljubnega	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Igla	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Solčavska tisa	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Snežnica na Raduhi	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Presihajoči studenec	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Kisla (železna) voda pod Olševo	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Matkov Škaf	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Slap Savinja (Rinka)	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Ledenica na Golteh	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Matkovo okno	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Okno v Mozirski Požganiji	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Rjavčeva jama	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Račka vrata	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Okno v Luknji	naravni spomenik	-
1997	Rudnik Topla	naravni spomenik	-
2004	Grintovci	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	70
2004	Grintovci	posebno varstveno območje	90
2004	Kamniško - Savinjske Alpe	ekološko pomembno območje	87
2004	Kamniško - Savinjske Alpe	posebno varstveno območje	35
2004	Kamniško - Savinjske Alpe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	26
2004	Uršlja gora - Razbor	ekološko pomembno območje	9
2004	Raduha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2004	Raduha	posebno varstveno območje	4
2004	Peca	posebno varstveno območje	1
2004	Peca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Razbor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Razbor	posebno varstveno območje	1
2004	Smrekovško pogorje	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Smrekovško pogorje	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2004	Mesarska lopa	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2004	Mesarska Lopa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Jamnikova in Strevčeva peč	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Jamnikova in Strevčeva peč	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2013	Robnik	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2013	Robnik	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Huda peč	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2013	Huda peč	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone	major (>10)
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grintovci (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grintovci-iba-slovenia on 22/11/2024.