Calonectris diomedea - Cory's Shearwater

Emberiza melanocephala - Black-headed Bunting

Phalacrocorax pygmaeus - Pygmy Cormorant

Croatia - an emerging birding destination

Croatia as a tourist destination is well known for its coastal summer holiday resorts, with many popular attractions such as visits to historical and cultural sites, boating, diving or just relaxing, but many of these resorts are also close to a number of excellent birdwatching areas.

Here you can learn about birding sites in Croatia, read descriptions of the various Croatian habitats, discover reasons to bird in Croatia - including a complete bird check list - and last, but not least, be introduced to local birding programs.

Habitats and birds

Nature is not our children's inheritance, it is their property.

Did you know?
Croatian avifauna consists of 387 bird species, of which 233 species are nesters; 178 species are classed as threatened on the national level, 69 on the European level and 21 on the global level.
Did you know?
Croatia is the only eastern European country that has breeding Cory's and Yelkouan Shearwaters, Audouin's Gull and Eleonora's Falcons.
Did you know?
There are as many as 23 IBA-s in Croatia.
Did you know?
Observe a rare combination of impressive mountain ranges, flat plains and picturesque sea coast, all still unspoiled and wild, on areas not bigger then 300 km2(120 ml2).

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