HR022
Mt Dinara


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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca NT resident (2010) 300–600 breeding pairs B2, C2
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria LC breeding (2010) 100–200 breeding pairs B3, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding (2010) 2,000–2,500 breeding pairs B2, C2, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana LC breeding (2010) 300–500 breeding pairs C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland - Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mt Dinara (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mt-dinara-iba-croatia on 13/01/2025.