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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 Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2007	5 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2009	3-4 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100

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