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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

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
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (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	% overlap with IBA
1967	Kopaèki rit	Park prirode	34
1967	Kopaèki rit - rezervat	Posebni rezervat	9
1973	Osijek - Perivoj kralja Tomislava	Spomenih parkovne arhitekture	<1
1974	Erdut	Značajni krajobraz	<1
1993	Nature Park Kopacki rit (Kopacki rit)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	42
1997	Podpanj	Posebni rezervat	<1
2011	Mura - Drava	Regionalni park	32
2012	Mura-Drava-Danube	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	53
2013	Podunavlje i donje Podravlje	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	93
2013	Kopački rit	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	34
2013	Donji tok Drave	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29
2013	Dunav S od Kopačkog rita	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	16
2013	Dunav - Vukovar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9

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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 22/11/2024.