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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (2013–2019)	30–50 pairs	B1a, B1b, C6
Western Water Rail Rallus aquaticus	LC	breeding (2013–2019)	100–170 pairs	B2a
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (2013)	15–20 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2008–2013)	60–100 pairs	B1b, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (2008–2013)	30–40 pairs	B1b, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (2008–2013)	20–30 pairs	C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident (2019)	1 pairs	A1, B1b, C1, C6
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding (2013–2019)	90–150 pairs	B2a

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Jegricka	Regional Nature Park (-)	28
1988	Jegricka	Strict Nature Reserve (-)	<1
2005	Jegricka	Park prirode (V)	16

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	70
fisheries/aquaculture	60
agriculture	30
nature conservation and research	10
tourism/recreation	5
water management	5

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