Popovo polje (Bosnia and Herzegovina) IBA | Details

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Popovo polje

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IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2018 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	VU	breeding (2015–2018)	min 100 breeding pairs	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (2015–2018)	800–900 individuals	B3a
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	passage (2015–2018)	max 120 individuals	B1a
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	LC	passage (2015–2018)	300–500 individuals	B1a

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2018. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2018	not assessed	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Other	43
Grassland	30
Forest	6	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Shrubland	4	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	4	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	2	Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	50
agriculture	40
urban/industrial/transport	8
water management	3

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Popovo polje (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/popovo-polje-iba-bosnia-and-herzegovina on 06/01/2025.