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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding	2007	10-30 breeding pairs	A3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2007	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2006	5-10 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	3 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2007	5-8 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2007	3-4 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2003	70-100 breeding pairs	A1
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	-	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1997	Tikvesh	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	29

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	46
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	16
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	9
Grassland		4
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Tikvesh (North Macedonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-tikvesh-iba-north-macedonia on 23/11/2024.