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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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2005	8-15 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2006	5-10 breeding pairs	B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2005	50-150 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2005	10-20 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2005	10-50 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	2005	10-30 breeding pairs	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
1949	Mavrovo	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	100
1960	Garska Reka	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	49
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	30
Shrubland	Heathland	5
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	4
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	2
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Radika catchment (North Macedonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-radika-catchment-iba-north-macedonia on 22/11/2024.