Data Zone
Country/territory: North Macedonia
IBA criteria met: A3, B2 (2008)
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Area: 41,317 hectares (413.17 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
High mountainous region (includes the peaks of Titov Vrh, Popova Šapka, and Kobilica), with river gorges, cliffs and rocky hillsides, alpine pastures, and woodland (coniferous and deciduous). Land-uses include cattle-grazing and forestry. The area extends into Kosovo (the given area of 12,000 ha includes the part in Kosovo).
Key biodiversity
Other breeding species include Pernis apivorus (1-2 pairs), Falco peregrinus (1 pair), Bonasa bonasia, Alectoris graeca, Dryocopus martius, Saxicola rubetra, Lanius collurio and Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (50-100 pairs), and possibly include Tetrao urogallus, Strix uralensis, Aegolius funereus, Dendrocopos leucotos, Picoides tridactylus and Pyrrhocorax graculus. Gypaetus barbatus (1) and Gyps fulvus (15-20) also occur.
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.