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Golija


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia LC resident 2016-2017 260-315 chicks C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC resident 2019 20-25 breeding pairs C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC resident 2013-2019 40-55 breeding pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC resident 2016-2019 90-130 breeding pairs C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos LC resident 2016-2019 20-30 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla LC breeding 2010-2019 60,000-75,000 breeding pairs B2a
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos LC breeding 2010-2019 6,000-8,000 breeding pairs B2a
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula LC breeding 2013-2019 13,500-18,500 breeding pairs B2a
European Robin Erithacus rubecula LC resident 2010-2019 18,000-23,000 breeding pairs B2a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Golija Regional Nature Park 100
2001 Golija Park prirode 97
2001 Golija-Studenica UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 74

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mixed woodland 63
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards and groves 23
Shrubland Scrub 9
Other 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Golija (Serbia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/golija-iba-serbia on 22/11/2024.