The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1996 |
Dropie
|
Chránený areál / súkromný chránený areál (IV) |
11 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
93 |
|
| Grassland |
3 |
|
| Other |
3 |
|
| Wetlands (inland) |
1 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| hunting |
100 |
| agriculture |
90 |
| tourism/recreation |
20 |
| urban/industrial/transport |
20 |
| nature conservation and research |
10 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
5 |
| forestry |
5 |
| not utilised |
5 |
| water management |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ostrovné lúky (Slovakia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ostrovné-lúky-iba-slovakia on 15/01/2025.
