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Toplica


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix LC resident 2016-2019 700-1,000 breeding pairs B1b
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur VU breeding 2016-2019 800-1,300 breeding pairs A1, B1b
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina LC breeding 2016-2019 1-2 breeding pairs B2a, C6
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis LC resident 2016-2019 120-200 breeding pairs B2a
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos LC breeding 2016-2019 10,000-15,000 breeding pairs B2a
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana LC breeding 2016-2019 800-1,300 breeding pairs B2a, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2009 Prebreza Natural Monument <1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land 78
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland 18
Other 4
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Toplica (Serbia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/toplica-iba-serbia on 23/11/2024.