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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	breeding	2007	30-50 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2006	5-20 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2007	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	4-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2009	4-7 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2007	2-4 breeding pairs	A1, B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	2007	3-4 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2005	10-30 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	-	common	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	-	common	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
1983	Karaslari	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	54
Grassland		12
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	3
Other		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Topolka-river Babuna-river Bregalnica (North Macedonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-topolka-river-babuna-river-bregalnica-iba-north-macedonia on 23/11/2024.