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Poilovlje with Carp Fishponds


IBA Justification

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding 2010 180-250 breeding pairs A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC breeding 2010 100-130 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding 2010 3-5 males C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC winter 2010 200-300 individuals C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding 2010 250-450 breeding pairs B1i, B2, C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding 2010 2-3 breeding pairs C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 2010 5-6 breeding pairs C2
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding 2010 5-7 breeding pairs C6

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2013 Poilovlje s ribnjacima Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 89
2013 Ribnjaci Poljana Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 14
2013 Ribnjaci Končanica Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 9
2013 Livade kod Grubišnog Polja Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 8
2013 Ilova Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas 40
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest 30
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation 30
Grassland Humid grasslands 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 40
fisheries/aquaculture 30
forestry 30
hunting 30


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Poilovlje with Carp Fishponds (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/poilovlje-with-carp-fishponds-iba-croatia on 22/11/2024.