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Gornje Podunavlje


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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 2014 20-28 breeding pairs B2a, C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC breeding 2013 400-500 breeding pairs B1b, B3a, C2, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC resident 2014 15-20 breeding pairs B2a, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding 2013-2019 4-7 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus LC breeding 2010-2019 1,000-1,500 breeding pairs B2a
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis LC breeding 2010-2014 3,500-5,000 breeding pairs B2a, C6

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
1982 Gornje Podunavlje Rezervat prirode 74
2000 Ovcarsko-Kablarska klisura Predeli izuzetnih odlika 10
2007 Gornje Podunavlje Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 98

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations 55
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest 35
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs 15
Grassland 5
Shrubland Scrub -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 75
forestry 70
nature conservation and research 30
agriculture 7
tourism/recreation 5
urban/industrial/transport 5
fisheries/aquaculture -
not utilised -


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