The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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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 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2013 | very unfavourable | very high | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | population | unknown |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
Falco naumanni | Lesser Kestrel | 120 | 10 | breeding pairs | 9 | very unfavourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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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 |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other 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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves | - |
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ovche Pole. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ovche-pole-iba-north-macedonia on 03/10/2023.