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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	700-1,200 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident	2010	700-1,100 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	2010	40-60 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	2010	50-80 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2010	100-150 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	resident	2010	100-150 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2010	80-120 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2010	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2010	12-16 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2010	3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2010	80-160 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	2010	150-250 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	2010	300-450 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2010	8-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2010	15,000-20,000 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2010	800-1,200 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2010	100-200 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2010	3,000-4,000 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2010	1,500-2,500 breeding pairs	C2, C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Paklenica	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	2
1949	Paklenica	Nacionalni park	5
1961	Cerovaèke peæine	Spomenik prirode	-
1964	Zavratnica	Značajni krajobraz	<1
1965	Štirovaèa	Posebni rezervat	<1
1969	Hajduèki i Rožanski kukovi	Strogi rezervat	1
1969	Velebitski botanièki vrt	Spomenih parkovne arhitekture	<1
1970	Velnaèka glavica	Spomenik prirode	<1
1971	Zavižan-Balinovac-Zavižanska kosa	Posebni rezervat	<1
1977	Velebit Mountain	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	97
1981	Velebit	Park prirode	97
1986	Visibaba - rezervat	Posebni rezervat	<1
1999	Sjeverni Velebit	Nacionalni park	5
2013	Velebit	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	97
2013	Park prirode Velebit	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87
2013	Nacionalni park Sjeverni Velebit	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2013	Nacionalni park Paklenica	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2013	Lička krška polja	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2013	Ličko polje	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2013	Zrmanja	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Ričica	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Krupa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Obsenica	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Cret kod Klepine dulibe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Uvala Malin; uvala Duboka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Sunđerac	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Područje oko špilje Vratolom	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Uvala Modrić	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Kobilica	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Markova jama	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Uvala Ivanča	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Velebit (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-velebit-iba-croatia on 23/11/2024.