European roller
The region has been included in the European Natura 2000 network. It is the only nesting region for the European roller ("Coracias garrulus") in Slovenia. The green woodpecker ("Picus viridis"), the hoopoe ("Upupa epops"), the common redstart ("Phoenicurus phoenicurus"), the turtle dove ("Streptopelia turtur"), the red-backed shrike ("Lanius collurio"), and the yellowhammer ("Emberiza citrenella") nest there as well.