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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2016-2017	100-180 breeding pairs	B2a, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2016-2019	25-40 breeding pairs	B2a, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2013-2019	100-150 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	2015-2019	70-100 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2013-2019	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris	LC	resident	2016-2019	4,500-6,000 breeding pairs	B2a
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	LC	breeding	2016-2019	60,000-75,000 breeding pairs	B2a
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	LC	breeding	2016-2019	7,000-10,000 breeding pairs	B2a
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	LC	breeding	2013-2019	14,500-20,000 breeding pairs	B2a
European Robin Erithacus rubecula	LC	resident	2016-2019	25,000-30,000 breeding pairs	B2a
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	2010-2019	10-30 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2016-2019	6,500-10,500 breeding pairs	B2a, C6

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	66
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves	16
Shrubland	Scrub	13
Other		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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