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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	1994-2004	100-300 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1994-1999	20-50 males	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1994-2004	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1994-2004	50-80 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2000-2010	150-170 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	LC	breeding	1994-1999	150-200 breeding pairs	B2
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	1999-2004	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	1994-2010	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2006-2010	6-7 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1994-2004	20-50 breeding pairs	C6

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
1973	Koèevski pragozdovi	Nature Reserve	<1
1992	Pragozd Pečke	naravni rezervat	<1
1992	Podsteniška koliševka	naravni spomenik	<1
1992	Rožeška koliševka	naravni spomenik	<1
1992	Pihalnik	naravni spomenik	-
1992	Ledena jama pri Kunču	naravni spomenik	-
1992	Ahnenloch	naravni spomenik	-
1992	Velika Knežja jama	naravni spomenik	-
1992	Cinkov križ	naravni spomenik	-
1992	Ledena jama pri Jelenici	naravni spomenik	-
1992	Črmošnjiška jelka	naravni spomenik	-
1992	Jazbina	naravni spomenik	-
1998	Krajinski park Kolpa	krajinski park	<1
1998	Velika stena nad Radenci	naravni spomenik	<1
1998	Željnske jame	naravni spomenik	<1
1998	Dečinska stena	naravni spomenik	<1
2004	Osrednje območje življenjskega prostora velikih zveri	ekološko pomembno območje	98
2004	Kočevsko	ekološko pomembno območje	97
2004	Kočevsko	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	99
2004	Kočevsko	posebno varstveno območje	96
2004	Kočevsko	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	98
2004	Kočevsko	posebno varstveno območje	96
2004	Ribniška dolina	ekološko pomembno območje	<1
2004	Ribniška dolina	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2004	Ribniška dolina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Rinža	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2004	Rinža	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Dobličica	ekološko pomembno območje	<1
2004	Dobličica	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Dobličica	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2004	Stobe - Breg	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2004	Stobe - Breg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Divji Potok	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Divji potok	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2013	Vrčica	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Vrčica	posebno varstveno območje	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Forestry plantations	15
Shrubland	Scrub	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
agriculture	5
hunting	3
military	2

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