Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 2010 | min 3,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea | LC | breeding | 2010-2018 | 600-1,400 mature individuals | C6 |
| Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | breeding | 2010 | 50-100 breeding pairs | A1, C1, C2, C6 |
| Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae | LC | breeding | 2010 | 65-100 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | resident | 2010 | 8-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 2010 | min 3,000 individuals | B1iv, C5 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Brusnik | Spomenik prirode | <1 |
| 1951 | Modra spilja | Spomenik prirode | <1 |
| 1958 | Jabuka | Spomenik prirode | <1 |
| 1967 | Ravnik | Značajni krajobraz | <1 |
| 1967 | Uvala Stiniva | Značajni krajobraz | <1 |
| 1967 | Medvidina peæina | Spomenik prirode | - |
| 2013 | Pučinski otoci | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 91 |
| 2013 | Otok Vis | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 71 |
| 2013 | Otok Vis - podmorje | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 10 |
| 2013 | JI strana o. Visa | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5 |
| 2013 | Biševo kopno | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4 |
| 2013 | Svetac | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3 |
| 2013 | Biševo more | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3 |
| 2013 | Brusnik i Svetac | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2 |
| 2013 | Palagruža - podmorje I | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1 |
| 2013 | Palagruža | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2013 | Otok Jabuka - podmorje | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2013 | Otočić Galijula | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2013 | Brusnik | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2013 | Jabuka | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
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 22/11/2024.