Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis |
VU |
passage (2013–2019) |
5–54 birds |
A1 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons |
LC |
winter (2013–2019) |
5,000–12,000 birds |
B3a, C3 |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus |
VU |
passage (2013–2019) |
4–10 birds |
B3a, C2 |
| Common Crane Grus grus |
LC |
passage (2010–2019) |
25,000–50,000 birds |
A4, B3a, C2, C5 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus |
LC |
breeding (2016–2019) |
12–17 pairs |
B2a, C6 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug |
EN |
resident (2019) |
1 pairs |
A1, B1b, C1, C6 |
| Bluethroat Luscinia svecica |
LC |
breeding (2001–2019) |
60–90 pairs |
C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
passage (-) |
min 65,000 birds |
B3b, C4 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 2001 |
Slano Kopovo
|
Rezervat prirode (IV) |
10 |
| 2014 |
Rusanda
|
Park prirode (IV) |
2 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
60 |
Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land |
| Wetlands (inland) |
30 |
Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation |
| Grassland |
10 |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| hunting |
90 |
| agriculture |
60 |
| tourism/recreation |
20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Slano Kopovo (Serbia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/slano-kopovo-iba-serbia on 23/12/2024.
