Data Zone
Country/territory: Bosnia and Herzegovina
IBA criteria met: B1a, B3a (2018)
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Area: 4,741 ha
Site description (2018 baseline)
Vukovsko-Ravanjsko polje is a complex of two adjoining poljes – Vukovsko on the Northern and Ravanjsko on the Southern side.
These poljes are mostly dry and are part of Neretva river basin.
Ravanjsko polje is especially dry and is one of the highest in the Dinarides concerning its elevation. Through Ravanjska vrata from Vukovsko polje a river Vođenica flows and sinks underground in the end of Vukovsko polje.
Vukovsko-Ravanjsko poljes are surrounded by mountains of Ravašnica, Ljubuša and Paklina, to the North of Tomislavgrad and better known Duvanjsko polje. It is 7,5 km long and stretches in NW-SE direction like most of other poljes of this region.
Key biodiversity
Biodiversity of these poljes has been largely unexplored. 69 species of birds were so far recorded in Vukovsko and 41 in Ravanjsko polje.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vukovsko-Ravanjsko polje (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vukovsko-ravanjsko-polje-iba-bosnia-and-herzegovina on 23/11/2024.