Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Tawny Owl Strix aluco |
LC |
resident (2016–2019) |
200–300 pairs |
B2a |
| European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus |
LC |
breeding (2008–2013) |
20–25 pairs |
B2a, C6 |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus |
LC |
resident (2017) |
20–25 pairs |
C6 |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos |
LC |
resident (2017–2019) |
7–8 pairs |
C6 |
| Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus |
LC |
resident (2016–2019) |
100–200 pairs |
C6 |
| Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis |
LC |
resident (2017–2019) |
240–370 pairs |
B2a |
| Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius |
LC |
resident (2016–2019) |
850–1,300 pairs |
B2a, C6 |
| Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla |
LC |
breeding (2016–2019) |
40,000–60,000 pairs |
B2a |
| Song Thrush Turdus philomelos |
LC |
breeding (2016–2019) |
5,000–6,500 pairs |
B2a |
| Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula |
LC |
breeding (2016–2019) |
10,500–14,000 pairs |
B2a |
| European Robin Erithacus rubecula |
LC |
resident (2016–2019) |
15,000–20,000 pairs |
B2a |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Klisura reke Gradac |
Landscape of Outstanding Qualities (-) |
2 |
| - |
Crna reka |
Special Nature Reserve (-) |
<1 |
| - |
Zabalac |
Special Nature Reserve (-) |
<1 |
| - |
Velika plec |
Special Nature Reserve (-) |
<1 |
| - |
Calacki potok |
Special Nature Reserve (-) |
<1 |
| 1984 |
Klisura reke Gradac
|
Predeli izuzetnih odlika (V) |
2 |
| 1991 |
Klisura reke Tresnjice
|
Rezervat prirode (IV) |
1 |
| 2012 |
Klokocevac
|
Spomenik prirode (III) |
<1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
60 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Treeline ecotone |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
15 |
Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land |
| Grassland |
10 |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Dry siliceous grassland; Mesophile grasslands |
| Shrubland |
5 |
Scrub |
| Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) |
- |
Caves |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
- |
Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs |
| Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Rivers and streams |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| hunting |
80 |
| forestry |
70 |
| nature conservation and research |
20 |
| agriculture |
10 |
| tourism/recreation |
10 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
| not utilised |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valjevske mountains (Serbia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valjevske-mountains-iba-serbia on 23/12/2024.
