SI012
River Drava


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC winter 1990-1999 max 700 individuals B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter 1990-1999 100-1,800 individuals B1i, C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC winter 1995-1999 1,500-3,500 individuals B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus LC winter 1997-2011 40-150 individuals C6
Goosander Mergus merganser LC winter 2002-2010 75-280 individuals B1i, C3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata LC winter 2000-2010 5-30 individuals B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 2000-2010 5-7 breeding pairs B2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC winter 2000-2010 70-210 individuals C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC passage 2007-2010 50-120 individuals C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC winter 2008-2010 150-380 individuals C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding 2001-2009 2-19 breeding pairs C6
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus NT breeding 2000-2010 100-200 breeding pairs B2
Ruff Calidris pugnax LC passage 2000-2010 2,000-2,900 individuals C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LC passage 2000-2010 3,700-5,400 individuals C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC passage 2009-2010 1,100-3,200 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus LC passage 2003-2011 23,300-30,200 individuals B1i, C3
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis LC passage 2008-2010 10,000-20,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC passage 2008-2010 3,500-16,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding 1999-2010 80-145 breeding pairs C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC passage 2002-2011 260-1,700 individuals C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus LC winter 2000-2010 15-30 individuals C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus LC passage 2000-2010 190-390 individuals C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 2000-2010 2 breeding pairs C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis LC breeding 2006-2010 18-35 breeding pairs B2, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis LC breeding 2000-2010 300-420 breeding pairs B3, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 2002-2010 20,000-30,000 individuals A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- xx Unknown <1
1947 Ormož, grajski park spomenik oblikovane narave <1
1951 Mariborski otok na Dravi naravni spomenik -
1979 Lipa, Markovci, ob kapeli v središču vasi naravni spomenik -
1979 Krajinski park Šturmovec krajinski park <1
1979 Sekvoja, Orešje, Hincejevo, Kmetijski kombinat Ptuj naravni spomenik -
1979 Borl, varovano območje gradu Borl spomenik oblikovane narave -
1979 Zavrč, nasad eksot pri gradu spomenik oblikovane narave -
1979 Spomenik narave - naravni gozd med cesto Borl - Zavrč in Dravo naravni spomenik -
1992 Krajinski park Drava krajinski park 2
1992 Drava - stara struga, hidrološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik 2
1992 Krajinski park Mariborsko jezero krajinski park <1
1992 Naravni in gozdni rezervat Zlatoličje naravni rezervat 1
1992 Krajinski park Kamenščak - Hrastovec krajinski park <1
1992 Rezervat Ormoško jezero naravni rezervat <1
1992 Dupleški log - gozd naravni spomenik naravni spomenik <1
1992 Mariborski otok - površinsko geomorfološki in botanični naravni spomenik naravni spomenik <1
1992 Miklavž - izviri in ribniki - hidrološki, zoološki in botanični naravni spomenik naravni spomenik <1
1992 Brezje - Ptičji gozd, Gaj - ornitološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik <1
1992 Bresternica - nasad eksot spomenik oblikovane narave <1
1992 Meljski hrib naravni rezervat <1
1992 Vurberg - območje gradu spomenik oblikovane narave <1
1992 Kamnica - Huzarski skok - površinsko geomorfološki in hidrološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik <1
1992 Zgornji Duplek - kamnolomi litotamnijskega apnenca - geološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1992 Lemeževa lipa - dendrološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1992 Duplek - rastišči rakitovca - botanični naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1992 Dupleški log - gozd naravni spomenik (Dupleški log forest) Nature Monument <1
1992 Naravni in gozdni rezervat Zlatolicje Nature and Forest Reserve <1
1992 Miklavž - izviri in ribniki - hidrološki, zoološki in botanični naravni spomenik (springs and fishponds; hydrological, zoological and botanical nature monument) Nature Monument <1
1992 Malečnik - Topol - denrološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1992 Vurberg - obmocje gradu Monument of formed / modelled nature <1
1992 Zrkovci - lipa na polju - dendrološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1992 Kamnica - Huzarski skok - površinsko geomorfološki in hidrološki naravni spomenik (geomorphological and hydrological nature monument) Nature Monument <1
1992 Naravni rezervat Struga naravni rezervat <1
1992 Ormož, Dob ob izviru Lešnice naravni spomenik -
1992 Drava - stara struga, hidrološki naravni spomenik (old riverbed of Drava river, hydrological nature monument) Nature Monument <1
1992 Zgornji Duplek - kraški izvir - hidrološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1992 Brezje - Ptičji gozd, Gaj - ornitološki naravni spomenik (ornithological nature monument) Nature Monument <1
1992 Zgornji Duplek - Podzemska jama - geomorfološki in zoološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1992 Loka pri Rošnji - rastišče Rakitovca ob Miklavškem potoku - botanični naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1992 Mariborski otok - površinsko geomorfološki in botanični naravni spomenik (geomorphological and botanical nature monument) Nature Monument <1
1992 Ferlovi tisi - dendrološki naravni spomenik naravni spomenik -
1994 Maribor-vinska trta naravni spomenik -
2004 Drava - spodnja ekološko pomembno območje 70
2004 Drava posebno varstveno območje 67
2004 Drava Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 7
2004 Drava posebno varstveno območje 26
2004 Drava Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3
2004 Zgornja Drava ekološko pomembno območje 12
2004 Zgornja Drava S Pritoki Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2004 Zgornja Drava s pritoki posebno varstveno območje 7
2004 Središče ob Dravi - Hraščica Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2004 Središče ob Dravi - Hraščica posebno varstveno območje 1
2017 Naravni rezervat Ormoške lagune Nature Reserve <1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land 46
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams 14
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest 9
Grassland 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 22/11/2024.