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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2019 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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident (2016–2017)	80–120 pairs	B1a, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2010–2019)	2–3 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Sicevacka klisura	Regional Nature Park (-)	31
1949	Prekonoska pecina	Spomenik prirode (III)	<1
1949	Pecina Ravna pec	Spomenik prirode (III)	<1
1975	Krupacko vrelo	Spomenik prirode (III)	<1
1977	Sicevacka klisura	Park prirode (V)	23
1987	Grmija	Nature Park (V)	3
1995	Jelasnicka klisura	Rezervat prirode (IV)	<1
1995	Jelasnicka klisura	Nature Reserve (-)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	25	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	25	Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	5	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	50
agriculture	15
urban/industrial/transport	10
forestry	5
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sicevo gorge (Serbia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sicevo-gorge-iba-serbia on 28/12/2024.