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Mt Bilogora and Kalnik


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC resident (2010) 50–70 breeding pairs C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding (2010) 15–20 breeding pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC resident (2010) 50–80 breeding pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident (2010) 700–1,100 breeding pairs B3, C2, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis LC breeding (2010) 8,000–18,000 breeding pairs B3, C2, C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva LC breeding (2010) 80–160 breeding pairs C6


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mt Bilogora and Kalnik (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mt-bilogora-and-kalnik-iba-croatia on 21/01/2025.