Hutovo blato (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Hutovo blato

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2007-2010	15-30 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	2007-2010	52-229 individuals	A1
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	2007-2010	20-31 breeding pairs	B2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	2007-2010	573-855 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3

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

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	near favourable	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	-	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

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	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2001	Hutovo Blato	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hutovo blato (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hutovo-blato-iba-bosnia-and-herzegovina on 23/11/2024.