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 |
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Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca | NT | breeding | - | present | A3 |
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding | 2007 | 2 breeding pairs | A1 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding | 2007 | 1-2 breeding pairs | A1 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 2009 | 5-15 breeding pairs | A1 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2003 | 230-300 breeding pairs | A1, B2 |
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 1-2 breeding pairs | B2 |
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum | LC | breeding | - | present | A3 |
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans | LC | breeding | - | common | A3 |
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala | LC | breeding | - | common | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves | - |
Grassland | - | |
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland | - |
Other | - | |
Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tikvesh Region. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tikvesh-region-iba-north-macedonia on 28/11/2023.