Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding (2010) | 5–20 pairs | C6 |
| Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding (2010) | 20–60 pairs | C6 |
| Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla | LC | breeding (2010) | 10–20 pairs | A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding (2010) | 20–40 males | C2, C6 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding (2010) | 150–200 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding (2010) | 2–4 pairs | C6 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding (2010) | 7–8 pairs | C6 |
| Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor | LC | breeding (2010) | 80–120 pairs | C6 |
| Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon | LC | winter (2010) | 3,000–6,000 birds | C2, C6 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | not assessed | very high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | unknown | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | likely in short term (<4 years) | whole of population/area (>90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Natural system modifications | likely in long term (>4 years) | whole of population/area (>90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Neretva Delta (Croatia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/neretva-delta-iba-croatia on 23/12/2024.