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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding	2007	30-50 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2006	5-20 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2007	4-10 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	4-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2009	4-7 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2007	2-4 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	2007	5-7 breeding pairs	B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	2007	3-4 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2005	10-30 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	breeding	-	common	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	-	common	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	-	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Karaslari	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	153	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Grassland		-
Other		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: River Topolka-river Babuna-river Bregalnica. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.