Data Zone
Country/territory: Serbia
Subnational region(s): Voivodina-Banat
IBA Justification: B1a, C2, C6 (2019)
Area: 7,409 hectares (74.09 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia
Site description (2019 baseline)
Stari Begej is a typical flatland area in the Banat region in Serbia. It is located within the municipality of Zrenjanin and is comprised of the old watercourse of Begej river and surrounding still preserved natural grasslands (pastures and wet meadows) and large, intensively cultivated fields, intersected with irrigation channels.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stari Begej (Serbia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stari-begej-iba-serbia on 14/01/2025.