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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2017-2019	70-110 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2017-2019	4-6 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2017-2019	4-7 breeding pairs	B2a, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2017-2019	1,500-2,000 breeding pairs	B1b, C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

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 plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2006	Pestersko polje	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	4
2015	Pestersko polje	Rezervat prirode	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	44
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	29
Shrubland	Scrub	15
Forest	Mixed woodland	11
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pester (Serbia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pester-iba-serbia on 23/11/2024.