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Lake Mantovo and river Lakavica


IBA Justification

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).


Habitats

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.


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.