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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 2015 |
Stabla Cacka
|
Spomenik prirode (III) |
<1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
30 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Treeline ecotone |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
20 |
Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs |
| Shrubland |
20 |
Scrub |
| Grassland |
15 |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Mesophile grasslands |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
10 |
Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land |
| Wetlands (inland) |
5 |
Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| hunting |
50 |
| not utilised |
30 |
| forestry |
20 |
| water management |
10 |
| agriculture |
5 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
5 |
| tourism/recreation |
5 |
| urban/industrial/transport |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ovcar-Kablar gorge (Serbia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ovcar-kablar-gorge-iba-serbia on 15/01/2025.
