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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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2007	12-15 breeding pairs	A1, B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	10-30 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2003	200-250 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	2006	30-100 breeding pairs	B2

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.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	120	10	breeding pairs	9	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ovche Pole. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/08/2022.