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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2019

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	2016-2018	20-40 breeding pairs	B1a, C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	2014	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2014	23-30 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	2010-2014	4-7 breeding pairs	C6
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding	2008-2013	17-28 breeding pairs	B1b

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (commercial use)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Nacionalni park Kopaonik	Nacionalni park	11,969	protected area contained by site	11,809

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kopaonik. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/3092 on 28/05/2023.