ME014
Ljubišnja


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2023 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
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC breeding (2016–2019) 33–67 pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC resident (2016–2019) 22–44 pairs C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC resident (2016–2019) 20 pairs C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 80 Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland 14
Artificial/Terrestrial 6 Arable land


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ljubišnja (Montenegro). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ljubišnja-iba-montenegro on 23/12/2024.