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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	2002	10-15 breeding pairs	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	2002	220-230 breeding pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	resident	2008	20-30 individuals	A1
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2002	10-30 breeding pairs	B2
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	2002	150-300 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding	2002	50-200 breeding pairs	B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2002	10-30 breeding pairs	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2002	750-850 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	2002	30-100 breeding pairs	B2

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
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	850	350	breeding pairs	42	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid 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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Lokvi-Golemo Konjare	Spomenik na prirodata	<1
2006	Markovi Kuli	Spomenik na prirodata	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	89
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	4
Grassland		1
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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