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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	2000-2010	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2011	30-35 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	2004-2010	200-350 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1999	8-15 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2006-2008	800-1,000 breeding pairs	B3, 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
-	Toplica - SI3000050	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
-	Krka - SI3000227	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
1952	Hrastov gozd v Krakovem pri Kostanjevici	naravni rezervat	<1
1952	Krakovski gozd	Nature Reserve	1
1992	Fosilno najdišče Vajndol	naravni spomenik	1
1992	Vaška lipa	naravni spomenik	-
1992	Lipa pri cerkvi sv. Urbana	naravni spomenik	-
1999	Grajski park Otočec	spomenik oblikovane narave	<1
2004	Krakovski gozd - Šentjernejsko polje	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	52
2004	Krakovski gozd - Šentjernejsko polje	posebno varstveno območje	80
2004	Krakovski gozd	ekološko pomembno območje	45
2004	Krakovski gozd	posebno varstveno območje	36
2004	Krakovski Gozd	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	85
2004	Šentjernejsko polje	ekološko pomembno območje	31
2004	Krka - reka	ekološko pomembno območje	14
2004	Kostanjeviška jama	posebno varstveno območje	1
2004	Kostanjeviška jama	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2013	Krka s pritoki	posebno varstveno območje	8
2013	Krka S Pritoki	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	56
Grassland	Humid grasslands	25
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	12
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	6

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	52
agriculture	30
hunting	9
other	5
water management	3
nature conservation and research	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Krakovo forest and Šentjernej plain (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/krakovo-forest-and-šentjernej-plain-iba-slovenia on 23/11/2024.