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The site was identified as important in 2023 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	2016-2019	190-230 breeding pairs	B1a, B1b, C1, C6
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	VU	breeding	2016-2019	87-174 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2016-2019	5-8 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	2016-2019	247-494 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	83
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	12
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Canyons of Moraca and Mala rijeka (Montenegro). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/canyons-of-moraca-and-mala-rijeka-iba-montenegro on 23/11/2024.