HR047
Spacva Basin


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 2010 8-12 breeding pairs B2, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 2010 5-7 breeding pairs C2
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC resident 2010 200-300 breeding pairs B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident 2010 1,300-2,000 breeding pairs B3, C2, C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis LC breeding 2010 2,000-6,000 breeding pairs C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1961 Hrastovi u Drenovcima Spomenik prirode -
1975 Lože Posebni rezervat <1
1975 Radiševo Posebni rezervat <1
2013 Spačvanski bazen Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 92
2013 Spačvanski bazen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 82
2013 Spačva JZ Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 11


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 24/11/2024.