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Country/territory: Croatia

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1iii, B1iv, B2, C1, C2, C5, C6 (2023)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 24,648 hectares (246.48 km²)

Association BIOM

Site summary
Yelkouan Shearwaters (Puffinus yelkouan) and Scopoli's Shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) use this site during their breeding periods. Several non-seabird species also use this site for breeding or as a migratory stopover. Sufficient numbers of birds use this site so as to trigger both Global and European specific IBA criteria.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Offshore Islands (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/offshore-islands-iba-croatia on 23/12/2024.