Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding | 2001-2011 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1999-2010 | max 12 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Black Kite Milvus migrans | LC | breeding | 2008 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 2008 | 13 breeding pairs | C6 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Brežice - park med Dobovsko cesto in Ulico pod obzidjem | spomenik oblikovane narave | <1 |
| 1988 | Brežice - kostanjev drevored ob Prešernovi cesti | spomenik oblikovane narave | - |
| 1988 | Brežice - park ob ulici 21. maja | spomenik oblikovane narave | - |
| 2004 | Sava od Radeč do državne meje | ekološko pomembno območje | 62 |
| 2004 | Vrbina | posebno varstveno območje | 9 |
| 2004 | Vrbina | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 9 |
| 2016 | Spodnja Sava | posebno varstveno območje | 1 |
| 2016 | Spodnja Sava | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Spodnja Sava (Slovenia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/spodnja-sava-iba-slovenia on 22/11/2024.