For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

A

1.2 Site code

HR1000018

1.3 Site name

Učka i Ćićarija

1.4 First Compilation date

2012-12

1.5 Update date

2015-04

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development - MESD
Address:
Email:	zavod@mingor.hr

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	2013-07
National legal reference of SPA designation	Regulation on ecological network and responsible public institutions for site management, Official Gazette 80/19

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	14.136241
Latitude:	45.343839

2.2 Area [ha]

31032.2284

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
HR03	Jadranska Hrvatska

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

No habitat types are reported for the site

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
B	A109	Alectoris graeca			p	200	400	p		P	B	B	C	B
B	A255	Anthus campestris			r	500	600	p		M	B	B	C	B
B	A091	Aquila chrysaetos			p	3	3	p		G	B	A	C	A
B	A215	Bubo bubo			p	3	4	p		M	C	A	C	B
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus			r	100	200	p		P	C	A	C	B
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus			r	4	4	p		G	B	A	C	A
B	A122	Crex crex			r	5	15	cmales		M	C	B	C	B
B	A236	Dryocopus martius			p	5	12	p		M	C	B	C	B
B	A379	Emberiza hortulana			r	70	85	p		M	B	A	C	A
B	A103	Falco peregrinus			p	2	3	p		M	B	A	C	B
B	A217	Glaucidium passerinum			p	1	5	p		P	C	B	C	B
B	A078	Gyps fulvus			r				p		B	B	C	B
B	A338	Lanius collurio			r	2000	3000	p		P	C	B	C	B
B	A246	Lullula arborea			r	600	800	p		M	B	A	C	A
B	A072	Pernis apivorus			r	1	2	p		P	C	B	C	B
B	A313	Phylloscopus bonelli			r				p	DD	A	B	C	B
B	A234	Picus canus			p	12	16	p		M	C	B	C	B
B	A220	Strix uralensis			p	7	10	p		M	C	B	C	B
B	A307	Sylvia nisoria			r	5	10	p		M	C	B	C	B

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
• Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
• Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

No information provided

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N08	10.25
N09	10.78
N12	4.28
N15	4.89
N16	53.97
N17	4.50
N19	10.44
N22	0.54
N23	0.35
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Mountains Učka and Ćićarija are situated on the northeast area of Istria peninsula called White Istria because of domination of limestone, less flysch zones. Due to its relief, proximity to the sea but also spreading deeply in to the continent, the area is characterized by a particular mixed continental and mediterranean climate and development of different kind of habitats (forest, open area, meadows partly in succession, rocks etc.) important for ornithofauna. The site includes significant landscape Učka-North part, Učka Nature Park with geomorphological natural Monument Vela Draga and partly significant landscape Lisina.

4.2 Quality and importance

- Information on birds population sizes was provided by the Institute for Ornithology (Zavod za ornitologiju, 2013). Numbers presented refer to estimations or exact data based as much as possible on recent surveys (data provided by the Institute staff and their field-work associates) - SPA Učka i Ćićarija holds important populations of raptors – Aquila chrysaetos (12% of national population), Circaetus gallicus (3,6%) and Falco peregrinus (2,5%) - SPA Učka i Ćićarija holds 8,6% of national breeding population of Emberiza hortulana - SPA Učka i Ćićarija represent regular fly-over area of Gyps fulvus

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

Agencija za zaštitu okoliša: CORINE Land Cover Hrvatska. Baza podataka CLC 2006 Budinski, I. (2008): Ornitofauna PP Učka. Vrste, brojnost, staništa, ugroženost, zaštitne mjere i mogućnosti promatranja ptica. Javna ustanova Park prirode Učka Grgurev, M. (2009): Utjecaj abiotičkih okolišnih čimbenika i stanišnih tipova na raznolikost faune ptica Parka prirode Učka. Magistarski rad. Biološki odsjek Prirodoslovno-matematičkoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu Lucić, V. (2013): Monitoring ptica od posebnog značaja za zaštitu i očuvanje na području Parka prirode Učka, Izvještaj za 2013. godinu. Udruga BIOM. Zagreb, 10 str Mikulić, K., Budinski, I., Lucić, V., Katanović, I., Hudina T., Zec, M. (2014): Konačno izvješće za monitoring nacionalne populacije surog orla (Aquila chrysaetos). Izvješće za DZZP. Udruga BIOM, Zagreb 24 str. Radović, D., Kralj, J., Tutiš, V., Radović, J. i Topić, R. (2005): Nacionalna ekološka mreža – Važna područja za ptice u Hrvatskoj. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Tutiš, V., Kralj, J., Radović, D., Ćiković, D. i Barišić, S. (2013): Crvena knjiga ptica Republike Hrvatske. Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prirode, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Udruga za biološka istraživanja – BIOM (2010): Monitoring ptica značajnih za Park prirode Učka. Izvještaj za 2010. Javna ustanova Park prirode Učka Zavod za ornitologiju HAZU (2004): Ornitofauna Vele drage i vršnog dijela Učke. Javna ustanova Park prirode Učka Zavod za ornitologiju (Sanja Barišić, Davor Ćiković, Jelena Kralj, Goran Sušić,Vesna Tutiš), Dragan Radović, Ivan Budinski, Robert Crnković, Antun Delić, Dubravko Dender, Vlatka Dumbović, Ivan Darko Grlica, Bariša Ilić, Luka Jurinović, Davor Krnjeta, Krešimir Leskovar, Duje Lisičić, Ivica Lolić, Gordan Lukač. Kristijan Mandić, Krešimir Mikulić, Tibor Mikuska, Gvido Piasevoli, Andrej Radalj, Zlatko Ružanović, Vlatka Šćetarić, Mirko Šetina, Adrian Tomik (2013): Procjene brojnosti za SPA područja. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb

Link(s):http://www.pp-ucka.hr/en/

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

No information provided

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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INSPIRE ID:
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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