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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage (2007–2011)	200–600 birds	A1, C1
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1992–2002)	60–100 pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (2002–2011)	10–30 pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding (2002–2011)	10–20 pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (2007–2011)	500–1,500 birds	B1i, C2, C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage (2000–2010)	1,000–1,500 birds	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage (2000–2010)	1,200–1,500 birds	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter (2007–2009)	10–50 birds	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage (2000–2009)	300–1,500 birds	A1, C1, C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (2008)	50–80 pairs	B3, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Lipa pri cerkvi - KS Grahovo	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Lipa pri cerkvi v Martinjaku	naravni spomenik (III)	-
2002	Notranjski regijski park	regijski park (V)	95

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	70	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Grassland	30	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
not utilised	40
tourism/recreation	20

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