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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
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2009	5-15 breeding pairs	A1
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2006	10-20 breeding pairs	B2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Mantovo and river Lakavica. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-mantovo-and-river-lakavica-iba-north-macedonia on 02/10/2023.