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Country/territory: Serbia

IBA criteria met: A1, B1a, B1b, B2a, C1, C2, C6 (2019)
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Area: 23,692 hectares (236.92 km²)

Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia

Site description (2019 baseline)
The IBA represents a vast lowland area in the Banat region of the Vojvodina Province, situated within the municipalities of Novi Bečej and Kikinda. The area is formed from the loess plateau of the neighbouring Tisa river and has some of the largest and best preserved complexes of salt marshes in the country, intersected with intensively cultivated agricultural fields and irrigation channels. 

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Slatine srednjeg Banata (Serbia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/slatine-srednjeg-banata-iba-serbia on 23/12/2024.