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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident (2012–2019)	150–250 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident (2018)	8–12 pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident (2016)	5–8 pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	resident (2011–2019)	70–90 pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2017–2019)	5–6 pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident (2019)	50–80 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident (2016–2019)	60–100 pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident (2014–2019)	7–11 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1955	Carska bara	Rezervat prirode (IV)	31
1981	Nacionalni park Tara	Nacionalni park (II)	54
2005	Sargan - Mokra Gora	Park prirode (V)	30

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	65	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Grassland	10	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Shrubland	5	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams; Raised bogs
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
forestry	70
nature conservation and research	70
tourism/recreation	30
agriculture	10
water management	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tara mountain (Serbia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tara-mountain-iba-serbia on 23/12/2024.