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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (2002–2010)	100–150 pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (2011)	50–70 males	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (2008–2011)	20–30 pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding (2002–2011)	50–70 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Za blatom	naravni rezervat (Ib)	<1
1999	Barje Ledina	naravni rezervat (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Raised bogs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jelovica plateau (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jelovica-plateau-iba-slovenia on 23/12/2024.