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Site description (2005 baseline):
Site location and context
Biokovo is a high mountain with extensive rocky habitats and cliffs, especially on the coastal site. Forests are represented mainly by submediterranean white oak forests and aleppo pine groves. Open habitats are mostly rocky with dry grasslands. It is the second most important breeding area of Ortolan Bunting. Birds are threatened by changes in traditional farming, excessive or illegal hunting and unregulated recreational activities
and tourism.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Biokovo and Rilic (Croatia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-biokovo-and-rilic-iba-croatia on 23/11/2024.
