• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding	2007	10-30 breeding pairs	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	4-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2008	8-11 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2006	4-6 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2003	120-150 breeding pairs	A1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	2010	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	-	common	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	breeding	-	common	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	-	common	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	-	common	A3

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	7	2	breeding pairs	29	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

For more information about IBA monitoring please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Manastir, Mariovo	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	35	protected area contained by site	0
Kanjon na Gradeshnichka Reka	Designated area not yet reviewed	450	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Other		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mariovo. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.