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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident (-)	common	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2006–2010)	2–3 pairs	A1
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2007)	5–8 pairs	B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (2005)	4–6 pairs	B2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (-)	common	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	breeding (-)	common	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (-)	common	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (-)	frequent	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1960	Klisura Demir Kapija	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani (III)	3
1963	Iberliska Reka	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	30	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	22	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	14
Grassland	1	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Other	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	25
forestry	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Demir Kapija Gorge (North Macedonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/demir-kapija-gorge-iba-north-macedonia on 23/12/2024.