Birds

of Bosnia and Herzegovina

A total of 344 bird species have been registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina to date, including several “new” species which were found in recent years, indicating that the importance of country for the birds, both resident and migratory, is huge, but its natural wealth is still insufficiently explored. Due to habitat destruction, poisoning and other human activities, some bird species such as Griffon Vulture, Great Bustard and Eurasian Crane have stopped breeding in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the past hundred years, causing a loss of significant portion of natural richness of the country. The protection of areas of international importance for birds contributes to the conservation of birds, which are the best indicator of the overall state of the environment, but also a great natural resource for the development of bird watching-based tourism.