Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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 |
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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2013 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Population |
Accuracy of information | unknown |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Falco naumanni | Lesser Kestrel | 120 | 10 | breeding pairs | 9 | very unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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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 |
IUCN Habitat | 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 (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ovche Pole. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 13/08/2022.