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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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	4-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2008	8-11 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2006	4-6 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2003	120-150 breeding pairs	A1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	2010	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
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	-	common	A3

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	7	2	breeding pairs	29	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1961	Manastir, Mariovo	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	<1
1996	Kanjon na Gradeshnichka Reka	Designated area not yet reviewed	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	33
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	24
Grassland		11
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	1
Other		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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