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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident (2010)	700–1,200 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident (2010)	700–1,100 pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident (2010)	40–60 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident (2010)	50–80 pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident (2010)	100–150 pairs	C2, C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	resident (2010)	100–150 pairs	C2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2010)	80–120 pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (2010)	10–15 pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2010)	12–16 pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2010)	3 pairs	B2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident (2010)	80–160 pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident (2010)	150–250 pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident (2010)	300–450 pairs	C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2010)	8–10 pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (2010)	15,000–20,000 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (2010)	800–1,200 pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (2010)	100–200 pairs	B3, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding (2010)	3,000–4,000 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (2010)	1,500–2,500 pairs	C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Paklenica	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention) (-)	2
1977	Velebit Mountain	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	97

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

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 23/12/2024.