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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	resident	2007	10-100 breeding pairs	A3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2007	5-6 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2005	4-10 breeding pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	2007	5-7 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	3-4 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2007	4-10 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2010	5-6 breeding pairs	A1, B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	10-30 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	2007	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2007	5-20 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	2007	30-200 breeding pairs	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
-	Orashac	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	<1
1999	Dab, s.Orashac	Designated area not yet reviewed	-
2003	Ploce Litotelmi	Strog priroden rezervat	<1
2006	Kuklica Kratovo	Spomenik na prirodata	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	72
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	9
Grassland		minor (<10)
Other		minor (<10)
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Pchinja-river Petroshnica-river Kriva Reka (North Macedonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-pchinja-river-petroshnica-river-kriva-reka-iba-north-macedonia on 23/11/2024.