Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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 |
| Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca |
NT |
resident (2010) |
400–500 pairs |
B2, C2, C6 |
| European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
350–500 pairs |
B2, C6 |
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
2–3 pairs |
C6 |
| Little Crake Zapornia parva |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
4–6 pairs |
C6 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus |
LC |
winter (2010) |
250–300 birds |
C6 |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo |
LC |
resident (2010) |
50–70 pairs |
B2, C2, C6 |
| Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
7–10 pairs |
B2, C6 |
| Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus |
LC |
winter (2010) |
70–100 birds |
B1iii, C2, C6 |
| Merlin Falco columbarius |
LC |
winter (2010) |
5–7 birds |
C6 |
| Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
350–500 pairs |
C6 |
| Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
120–150 pairs |
C6 |
| Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
30–120 pairs |
C6 |
| Woodlark Lullula arborea |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
700–1,100 pairs |
C6 |
| Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum |
LC |
breeding (2010) |
15–50 pairs |
B3, C2, C6 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Krka
|
Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention) (-) |
16 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
- |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland |
| Grassland |
- |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
- |
|
| Marine Neritic |
- |
|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
- |
Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs |
| Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Krka and Surrounding Plateau (Croatia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/krka-and-surrounding-plateau-iba-croatia on 23/12/2024.
