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Tupiznica and Beli Timok


IBA Justification

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 List1 Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding (2013–2019) 30–50 pairs C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC resident (2017) 8–12 pairs B1b, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana LC breeding (2013–2019) 900–1,500 pairs B2a, C6

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


Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 61 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest 26 Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Shrubland 12 Scrub
Other 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tupiznica and Beli Timok (Serbia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tupiznica-and-beli-timok-iba-serbia on 03/12/2024.