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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
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	VU	breeding (2016–2019)	1,000–1,600 pairs	A1, B1b
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (2019)	200–250 pairs	B2a, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (2019)	5,000–7,000 pairs	B1b, C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (2013–2019)	500–800 pairs	B2a, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kraljevac	Special Nature Reserve (-)	1
1965	Deliblatska pescara	Rezervat prirode (IV)	65
1973	Straza	Spomenik prirode (III)	<1
1973	Straza	Natural Monument (III)	<1
2009	Kraljevac	Rezervat prirode (IV)	<1
2015	Karas-Nera	Predeli izuzetnih odlika (IV)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	45	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Wooded steppe; Treeline ecotone; Wooded desert and semidesert
Shrubland	30	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	20	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Ruderal land
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
forestry	80
nature conservation and research	80
agriculture	20
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	5

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