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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
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1999	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2002-2010	8-11 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1999-2010	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	2004-2010	60-100 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2002-2011	2 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1999	60-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	LC	breeding	2002-2010	100-200 breeding pairs	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	2004-2010	1,450-2,200 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2006-2010	50-80 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2004-2008	5,600-7,400 breeding pairs	B3, C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	poor (40-69%)	good (> 90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Mura - Radmožanci	ekološko pomembno območje	85
2004	Mura	posebno varstveno območje	78
2004	Mura	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	64
2004	Mura	posebno varstveno območje	52
2004	Mura	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	49

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	70
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	12
Grassland	Humid grasslands	9
Shrubland		9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
agriculture	25
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Mura (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-mura-iba-slovenia on 23/11/2024.