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The site was identified as important in 2018 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
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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2018) may differ.

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.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Other		43
Grassland		30
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	6
Shrubland	Scrub	4
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	4
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Popovo polje (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/popovo-polje-iba-bosnia-and-herzegovina on 23/11/2024.