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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2007	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	4 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2003	15-25 breeding pairs	A1

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
1991	Drenachka klisura	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	29
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	28
Grassland		14

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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