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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
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	2009	67 individuals	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	2007-2010	7,557-13,141 individuals	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2007-2010	314-315 males	B2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage	2007-2010	35,619-51,992 individuals	B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2007-2010	700-1,200 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	2007-2010	100-138 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding	2007-2010	22-40 males	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2007-2010	10-15 breeding pairs	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2007-2010	3-5 breeding pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2007-2010	26-35 breeding pairs	B3
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2007-2010	400-600 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	2007-2010	20-54 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007-2010	min 50,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	310	140	males	46	unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	-	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Livanjsko Polje	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Livno karst field and Busko lake (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/livno-karst-field-and-busko-lake-iba-bosnia-and-herzegovina on 23/11/2024.