Jegricka (3078)
Serbia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Jegrička
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.3940, Longitude: 20.0855
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 76 to 86
Area of KBA (km2): 41.10587
Protected area coverage (%): 26.04
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A narrow, 60-km stretch of river with fringing reed Phragmites; the lower reaches have been dammed to form a fish-pond. There are three major settlements in the vicinity of Jegrièka, which is surrounded by arable land.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: An important site for breeding and passage waterbirds.
Delineation rationale: 2014-10-14 (BL Secretariat): following Puzović (2009), site area changed from 5400 ha to 4112 ha; coordinates changed from 45.333N 20.167E to 45°27'12'N 19°52'49'E.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (30%) | fisheries/aquaculture (60%) | hunting (70%) | nature conservation and research (10%) | tourism/recreation (5%) | water management (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 72 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 18 | |
| Shrubland | 5 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Threats include disturbance to birds, and the effects of fishing and hunting. One wet depression has been polluted by waste-water from a local cattle farm. Members of the Bird Protection and Study Society of Vojvodina undertook intensive ornithological research between 1989 and 1997.