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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding (2010)	140–160 pairs	B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (2010)	260–400 pairs	A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (2010)	5–10 pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding (2010)	10–50 pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2010)	35–55 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage (2010)	130–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (2010)	8–12 males	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2010)	250–500 pairs	B2, C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (2010)	90–300 pairs	C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (2010)	5–10 pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (2010)	50–75 pairs	C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding (2010)	20–40 pairs	C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (2010)	300–400 birds	C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (2010)	6–14 pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (2010)	400–600 pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (2010)	1–5 birds	B1iii, C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (2010)	10–15 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (2010)	48–52 pairs	B1iii, B2, C2, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (2010)	15–25 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (2010)	40–60 pairs	B2, C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (2010)	15–50 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2010)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2012	Mura-Drava-Danube	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	53

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Podunavlje and Lower Podravlje (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/podunavlje-and-lower-podravlje-iba-croatia on 22/12/2024.