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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (1998)	5–10 pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2003)	3 pairs	B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding (2005)	100–200 pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding (2007)	10–20 pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident (2004)	30–50 pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident (2004)	10–30 pairs	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1949	Mavrovo	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani (II)	7
1966	Popova Shapka	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani (IV)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	49	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Forest	33	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Shrubland	4	Heathland
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Other	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shar Planina Mountain (North Macedonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shar-planina-mountain-iba-north-macedonia on 23/12/2024.