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The site was identified as important in 2023 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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	resident	2016-2019	1,248 individuals	A1, B1b, C1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	2016-2019	45 individuals	B1a, B1b, C1, C6
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	-	2016-2019	700-2,100 individuals	B3a, C3
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	VU	breeding	2016-2019	10-20 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	-	2016-2019	632 individuals	C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2016-2019	100-237 individuals	B2a, B3a, C2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	-	2016-2019	181 individuals	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	-	2016-2019	95 individuals	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	2016-2019	11 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2016-2019	9 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	resident	2016-2019	501-507 individuals	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	-	2016-2019	457-680 individuals	B3a, C6
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	resident	2016-2019	147 females	A4, B1a, B1b, B3a, C1, C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident	2016-2019	639 individuals	B2a, B3a, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2016-2019	13-22 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	-	2016-2019	42-101 individuals	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2016	45-130 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	non-breeding	2016-2019	600-930 individuals	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident	2016-2019	70-130 breeding pairs	C6
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	resident	2016-2019	4,143 individuals	B1a, C1
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	resident	2016-2019	75-190 individuals	B1a, C1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2016-2019	960-3,423 individuals	B1a, B3a, C1, C3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	2016-2019	2,168-2,618 individuals	C6
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	VU	breeding	2016-2019	734 individuals	B1a, C1
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	non-breeding	2016-2019	1,331-2,249 individuals	B3a, C3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	unknown	2016-2019	486-750 individuals	C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	2016-2019	159 breeding pairs	B1b, B3a, C2, C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	non-breeding	2016-2019	15-143 individuals	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2016-2019	68-150 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	2016-2019	5 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2016-2019	5-80 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	2016-2019	30 individuals	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2016-2019	8 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2023. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	-	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid 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	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2019	Ulcinj salina	Nature Park	100
2019	Ulcinj salina	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		99
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	1
Shrubland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ulcinj saltpans (Montenegro). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ulcinj-saltpans-iba-montenegro on 22/11/2024.