Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata | LC | winter | 2010 | 25-35 individuals | B1i, C2, C6 |
| Arctic Loon Gavia arctica | LC | winter | 2010 | 450-500 individuals | C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding | 2010 | 40-60 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding | 2010 | 25-35 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding | 2010 | 25-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 2010 | 15-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter | 2010 | 80-100 individuals | C2, C6 |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 2010 | 16-22 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | breeding | 2010 | 20-60 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla | LC | breeding | 2010 | 50-200 breeding pairs | C6 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: NW Dalmatia and Pag Island (Croatia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nw-dalmatia-and-pag-island-iba-croatia on 23/11/2024.