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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding	2001-2010	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2002-2010	100-200 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1997-2001	40-70 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding	2007-2011	40-50 breeding pairs	B2
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	1999-2010	140-200 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1999-2010	1-3 breeding pairs	C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	2005-2009	90-100 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2002-2011	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	2007-2011	15-25 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2002-2010	350-460 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	2004-2010	530-890 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding	1999	40-50 breeding pairs	B2
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia	LC	breeding	2002-2010	400-500 breeding pairs	B2

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1949	Rakova kotlina pri Rakeku (Rakov Škocjan)	krajinski park	<1
1964	Notranjski Snežnik	naravni rezervat	<1
1969	Notranjski Snežnik	naravni rezervat	1
1969	Mašun	krajinski park	<1
1969	Jama Podrošce	naravni spomenik	-
1969	Bukve Trije kralji na Gomanci	naravni spomenik	-
1969	Brezno ob Lenčajski cesti	naravni spomenik	-
1969	Lipe v vasi Knežak	naravni spomenik	-
1984	Javorniška koliševka	naravni spomenik	<1
1984	Brezno pri Ogelnicah nad kočo Debeli kamen	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Graščinski kompleks Snežnik	spomenik oblikovane narave	<1
1992	Cerkvena lipa v Škriljah	naravni spomenik	-
2002	Notranjski regijski park	regijski park	7
2004	Snežnik - Pivka	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	88
2004	Snežnik - Pivka	posebno varstveno območje	97
2004	Osrednje območje življenjskega prostora velikih zveri	ekološko pomembno območje	96
2004	Snežnik - Pivka	ekološko pomembno območje	89
2004	Javorniki - Snežnik	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	79
2004	Javorniki - Snežnik	posebno varstveno območje	79
2004	Notranjski trikotnik	posebno varstveno območje	9
2004	Notranjski Trikotnik	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
2004	Notranjski trikotnik	ekološko pomembno območje	9
2004	Cerkniško jezero	posebno varstveno območje	1
2004	Cerkniško jezero	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2004	Loško polje	ekološko pomembno območje	<1
2004	Kozja Luknja	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Cerknisko jezero z okolico	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	7
2014	Krajinski park Pivška presihajoča jezera	krajinski park	25

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Snežnik plateau and Pivka valley (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/snežnik-plateau-and-pivka-valley-iba-slovenia on 23/11/2024.