HR047
Spacva Basin


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (2010) 8–12 pairs B2, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding (2010) 5–7 pairs C2
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC resident (2010) 200–300 pairs B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident (2010) 1,300–2,000 pairs B3, C2, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis LC breeding (2010) 2,000–6,000 pairs C2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Spacva Basin (Croatia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/spacva-basin-iba-croatia on 25/12/2024.