RS028
Suva mountain


IBA Justification

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
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus LC resident 2017-2019 30-40 breeding pairs A3
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis LC breeding 2017-2019 15-20 breeding pairs B1b
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris LC breeding 2017-2019 2-3 breeding pairs A3

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


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Suva planina Special Nature Reserve 31,860 protected area overlaps with site 17,180
Suva planiana Rezervat prirode 18,117 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone -
Shrubland Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands -
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) Caves -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs -
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Suva mountain. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/3130 on 10/06/2023.