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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 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	winter (1990–1999)	max 700 birds	B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1990–1999)	100–1,800 birds	B1i, C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter (1995–1999)	1,500–3,500 birds	B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (1997–2011)	40–150 birds	C6
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter (2002–2010)	75–280 birds	B1i, C3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	winter (2000–2010)	5–30 birds	B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2000–2010)	5–7 pairs	B2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (2000–2010)	70–210 birds	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage (2007–2010)	50–120 birds	C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (2008–2010)	150–380 birds	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (2001–2009)	2–19 pairs	C6
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding (2000–2010)	100–200 pairs	B2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage (2000–2010)	2,000–2,900 birds	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage (2000–2010)	3,700–5,400 birds	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage (2009–2010)	1,100–3,200 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage (2003–2011)	23,300–30,200 birds	B1i, C3
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	passage (2008–2010)	10,000–20,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage (2008–2010)	3,500–16,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1999–2010)	80–145 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	passage (2002–2011)	260–1,700 birds	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter (2000–2010)	15–30 birds	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	passage (2000–2010)	190–390 birds	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (2000–2010)	2 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (2006–2010)	18–35 pairs	B2, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding (2000–2010)	300–420 pairs	B3, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2002–2010)	20,000–30,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	xx	Unknown (-)	<1
1951	Mariborski otok na Dravi	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1979	Lipa, Markovci, ob kapeli v središču vasi	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1979	Krajinski park Šturmovec	krajinski park (V)	<1
1979	Spomenik narave - naravni gozd med cesto Borl - Zavrč in Dravo	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1979	Sekvoja, Orešje, Hincejevo, Kmetijski kombinat Ptuj	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Krajinski park Drava	krajinski park (V)	2
1992	Drava - stara struga, hidrološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	2
1992	Krajinski park Mariborsko jezero	krajinski park (III)	<1
1992	Naravni in gozdni rezervat Zlatoličje	naravni rezervat (Ib)	1
1992	Krajinski park Kamenščak - Hrastovec	krajinski park (V)	<1
1992	Rezervat Ormoško jezero	naravni rezervat (Ib)	<1
1992	Dupleški log - gozd naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	<1
1992	Miklavž - izviri in ribniki - hidrološki, zoološki in botanični naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	<1
1992	Mariborski otok - površinsko geomorfološki in botanični naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	<1
1992	Meljski hrib	naravni rezervat (Ib)	<1
1992	Brezje - Ptičji gozd, Gaj - ornitološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	<1
1992	Zgornji Duplek - kamnolomi litotamnijskega apnenca - geološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Kamnica - Huzarski skok - površinsko geomorfološki in hidrološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	<1
1992	Ferlovi tisi - dendrološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Zgornji Duplek - kraški izvir - hidrološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Brezje - Ptičji gozd, Gaj - ornitološki naravni spomenik (ornithological nature monument)	Nature Monument (-)	<1
1992	Naravni rezervat Struga	naravni rezervat (Ib)	<1
1992	Duplek - rastišči rakitovca - botanični naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Loka pri Rošnji - rastišče Rakitovca ob Miklavškem potoku - botanični naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Naravni in gozdni rezervat Zlatolicje	Nature and Forest Reserve (-)	<1
1992	Zrkovci - lipa na polju - dendrološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Ormož, Dob ob izviru Lešnice	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Mariborski otok - površinsko geomorfološki in botanični naravni spomenik (geomorphological and botanical nature monument)	Nature Monument (-)	<1
1992	Vurberg - obmocje gradu	Monument of formed / modelled nature (-)	<1
1992	Malečnik - Topol - denrološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Drava - stara struga, hidrološki naravni spomenik (old riverbed of Drava river, hydrological nature monument)	Nature Monument (-)	<1
1992	Dupleški log - gozd naravni spomenik (Dupleški log forest)	Nature Monument (-)	<1
1992	Lemeževa lipa - dendrološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Kamnica - Huzarski skok - površinsko geomorfološki in hidrološki naravni spomenik (geomorphological and hydrological nature monument)	Nature Monument (-)	<1
1992	Zgornji Duplek - Podzemska jama - geomorfološki in zoološki naravni spomenik	naravni spomenik (III)	-
1992	Miklavž - izviri in ribniki - hidrološki, zoološki in botanični naravni spomenik (springs and fishponds; hydrological, zoological and botanical nature monument)	Nature Monument (-)	<1
1994	Maribor-vinska trta	naravni spomenik (III)	-
2017	Naravni rezervat Ormoške lagune	Nature Reserve (Ib)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	46	Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	14	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Forest	9	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	5

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	95
agriculture	52
nature conservation and research	18
urban/industrial/transport	5
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Drava (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-drava-iba-slovenia on 23/12/2024.