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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2019 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (2013–2019)	30–60 pairs	B2a, B3a, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2013–2019)	200–250 pairs	B1b, C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (2013)	400–500 pairs	B1b, B3a, C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (2013)	150–180 pairs	B1b, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	resident (2013)	80 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (2010–2013)	140–160 pairs	C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident (2011–2013)	50–150 pairs	B2a, B3a, C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage (2013–2019)	500–1,000 birds	B3a
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding (2013–2019)	170–250 pairs	B2a
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (2013–2016)	35–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Stara Tisa kod Curuga	Regional Nature Park (-)	7
2008	Stara Tisa kod Bisernog ostrva	Park prirode (V)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	60	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	60
fisheries/aquaculture	40
agriculture	30
forestry	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Becej fish-pond (Serbia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/becej-fish-pond-iba-serbia on 23/12/2024.