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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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).
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.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is uncontrolled hunting in the Macedonian part, and forestry practices and road building are adversely affecting the area. The area is a proposed Regional Park.
National None
International None
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 22/11/2024.
