HR045
North Part of Zadar Archipelago


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC breeding (2010) 500–550 pairs B1i, B3, C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (2010) 20–35 pairs C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (2010) 100–150 pairs C6


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Part of Zadar Archipelago (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-part-of-zadar-archipelago-iba-croatia on 23/12/2024.