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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	2007	10-100 breeding pairs	A3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2007	5-6 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2005	4-10 breeding pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	2007	5-7 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	3-4 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2007	4-10 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2010	5-6 breeding pairs	A1, B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	10-30 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	2007	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2007	5-20 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	2007	30-200 breeding pairs	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	-	present	A3

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ploce Litotelmi	Strog priroden rezervat	23	protected area contained by site	0
Orashac	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	3	protected area contained by site	0
Kuklica Kratovo	Spomenik na prirodata	55	protected area contained by site	0
Dab, s.Orashac	Designated area not yet reviewed	0	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Other		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Pchinja-river Petroshnica-river Kriva Reka. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-pchinja-river-petroshnica-river-kriva-reka-iba-north-macedonia on 28/09/2023.