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Gornje Pomoravlje (27497)
Serbia, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2019
National site name: Gornje Pomoravlje
Central coordinates: Latitude: 43.8712, Longitude: 21.3522
System: terrestrial, freshwater
Elevation (m): 107 to 145
Area of KBA (km2): 42.65233
Protected area coverage (%): 0.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Alluvial area in Central Serbia along Velika Morava river. It is more than 40 km long: from Ćićevac and Stalać in the south to Krušar and Ribare in the north. The area is composed from several smaller units: Vidovački ključ, Čepursko Moravište, mouth of Crnica river and Supski rukavac. On the Velika Morava river there is huge amount of meanders, gravel islands, riparian woods and lot of active and old gravel pits. Along the borders of IBA is situated more than 20 settlements belongs to five municipalities (Paraćin, Varvarin, Ćićevac, Ćuprija and Jagodina).
Manageability of the site: Site identified based on BirdLife International's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, under which manageability is strongly recommended but not explicitly documented

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest5
Wetlands(Inland)24
Artificial - Terrestrial67
Other4

Additional information


Contributors: Site identified based on Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas by the BirdLife International Partnership