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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	2010	400-800 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2010	400-700 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	winter	2010	250-350 individuals	C2, C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding	2010	350-400 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2010	60-120 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2010	15-25 breeding pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	winter	2010	120-200 individuals	C2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2010	60-90 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2010	10-12 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2010	12-15 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2010	100-110 breeding pairs	B1iii, C2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2010	5-6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	2010	50-70 individuals	C2, C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2010	20 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2010	10-14 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	2010	30-100 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2010	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1949	Dundo	Posebni rezervat	<1
1965	Komrèar	Park šuma	<1
1969	Glavine - Mala luka	Posebni rezervat	1
1969	Lopar	Značajni krajobraz	<1
1969	Košljun	Posebni rezervat	<1
1969	Glavotok	Posebni rezervat	<1
1972	Prviæ i Grgurov kanal	Posebni rezervat	2
1986	Mali bok - Koromaèna	Posebni rezervat	1
1986	Fojiška - Podpredošæica	Posebni rezervat	<1
1992	Èikat	Park šuma	<1
1997	Hrast u Svetom Petru	Spomenik prirode	-
2013	Kvarnerski otoci	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	89
2013	Otok Cres	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33
2013	Otok Krk	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	32
2013	Otok Rab	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2013	Cres - Lošinj	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2013	Cres - rt Suha - rt Meli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2013	Vrbnik	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2013	Podmorje poluotoka Lopar - Rab	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2013	Jezero Njivice na Krku	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2013	Podmorje otoka Unije	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Podmorje otoka Grgur i Goli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Obala između rta Šilo i Vodotoč	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Šuma crnike na Grguru	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Podmorje istočne obale otoka Krka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Uvale Jaz; Soline i Sulinj na Krku	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Otok Susak	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Podmorje otoka Prvić	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Otok Zeča	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Cres - rt Grota - Merag	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Otok Dolin - J	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Podmorje Plavnika i Kormata	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	I. strana V. i M. Orjula	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Supetarska draga na Rabu	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Podmorje otoka Suska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Mala i Vela luka na poluotoku Sokol; Krk	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Ilovik i Sv. Petar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	V. i M. Srakane	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Vele i Male Srakane - kopno	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Jezero Ponikve na Krku	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Dolfin i otoci	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Zaljev Kampor na Rabu	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Zaljev Sv. Eufemije na Rabu	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Podmorje Trstenika	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Krk - od Crikvenog rta do rta Sv. Nikole	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Cres - rt Pernat - uvala Tiha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Krk - od rta Negrit do uvale Zaglav	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Krk - od uvale Zaglav do Crikvenog rta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Zaljev Soline - otok Krk	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Otočić V. Osir	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Otočić Zabodarski	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Podmorje oko rta Ćuf na Krku	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Medvjeđa pećina kod uvale Lučica (Lošinj)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Medvjeđa špilja (morska)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Špilja podno Kostrija (Vrbnička špilja)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kvarner Islands (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kvarner-islands-iba-croatia on 23/11/2024.