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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	20-40 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2001-2010	50-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2004-2011	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1999-2010	1-3 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	LC	breeding	2002-2010	50-100 breeding pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	7-9 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2002-2010	500-800 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding	2001-2010	40-50 breeding pairs	B2
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia	LC	breeding	2002-2010	850-950 breeding pairs	B2

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
1984	Nanos - južna in zahodna pobočja z vrhovi Pleše, Grmade in Ture	krajinski park	2
1985	Južni obronki Trnovskega gozda	krajinski park	4
1985	Lijak in Skozno, Kraški izvir in naravni most s spodmolom	naravni spomenik	1
1985	Skalnica - območje gore z Marijinim svetiščem	naravni spomenik	<1
1985	Vitovlje, Jezero za brestom	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Južni obronki Trnovskega gozda	krajinski park	20
1987	Južni in zahodni obronki Nanosa	krajinski park	11
1987	Hubelj - območje izvirov in fužine	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Tabor nad Črničami - območje z arheološkimi ostalinami, Taborom in sotesko Konjščak	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Otlica - naravno okno pod vasjo	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Selovec v Trnovskem gozdu - okamenine trdoživnjakov	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Vipava - območje jedra s spomeniki in znamenitostmi	naravni spomenik	<1
1987	Kovk - okamenine trdoživnjakov	naravni spomenik	-
1987	Sinji vrh - škraplje ob cesti	naravni spomenik	-
2004	Trnovski gozd - Nanos	ekološko pomembno območje	70
2004	Vipavski rob	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	61
2004	Vipavski rob	posebno varstveno območje	68
2004	Trnovski Gozd - Nanos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29
2004	Trnovski gozd - Nanos	posebno varstveno območje	34
2004	Osrednje območje življenjskega prostora velikih zveri	ekološko pomembno območje	12
2004	Dolina Vipave	posebno varstveno območje	8
2004	Dolina Vipave	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Sabotin	ekološko pomembno območje	1
2004	Soča	ekološko pomembno območje	<1
2004	Skalnica	ekološko pomembno območje	<1
2004	Lijak	posebno varstveno območje	<1
2004	Lijak	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2013	Dolina Vipave	ekološko pomembno območje	10

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vipavski rob (Slovenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vipavski-rob-iba-slovenia on 23/11/2024.