BirdLife IBA Factsheet

YU013

Carska bara

	Country/Territory	Serbia
	Administrative region(s)	Voivodina-Banat
	Central coordinates	45^o 16' North 20^o 25' East Map
	Area	9300 ha
	Altitude	75 - 85m
	Criteria	A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3

Site description An inundation area between the Tisa and Begej rivers in the western part of Backa, south-west of the town of Zrenjanin. Habitats include pools, fish-ponds, meadows and willow/poplar Salix/Populus woodland. Includes Carska bara, Tiganjica, Perleska bara and Eèka fish-pond. Human activities include reed-cutting (`Other' land-use).

Habitats and percentage cover
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)	20%
Forest	10%
Grassland	5%
Wetlands (inland)	65%

Land-use and percentage cover
agriculture	15
fisheries/aquaculture	60
forestry	10
hunting	50
nature conservation and research	30
other	-
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
water management	-

Birds An important site for breeding, wintering and passage waterbirds, regularly holding 20,000 or more individuals during winter and migration periods. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (periodically breeding), Anser erythropus (wintering), Haliaeetus albicilla (resident), Aquila clanga (wintering), Crex crex (breeding) and Numenius tenuirostris (passage).

Species	Season	Year	Min	Max	Units	Quality	Criteria
Gadwall (Anas strepera)	breeding	1996	30	40	breeding pairs	medium	B2
Garganey (Anas querquedula)	breeding	1997	80	100	breeding pairs	medium	B2
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)	breeding	1997	200	300	breeding pairs	medium	B3
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)	breeding	1997	30	50	breeding pairs	medium	A1, B2
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)	breeding	1996	400	600	breeding pairs	medium	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)	passage	1997	200	400	individuals	-	A4i, B1i
Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)	resident	1997	20	30	breeding pairs	medium	B2
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)	breeding	1997	70	100	breeding pairs	medium	B2
Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)	breeding	1997	200	300	breeding pairs	medium	B2
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)	breeding	1997	90	100	breeding pairs	good	B2
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)	breeding	1997	150	200	breeding pairs	good	B2
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)	resident	1997	70	100	breeding pairs	good	A4i, B1i
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)	winter	1996	50000	80000	individuals	-	A4i, B1i
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)	breeding	1997	50	80	breeding pairs	medium	B2
Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)	breeding	1997	10	12	breeding pairs	medium	B2
Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)	breeding	1997	200	300	breeding pairs	medium	B3
Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)	breeding	1996	20	40	breeding pairs	medium	B2

Protection status National Partial International Partial1,676 ha of IBA covered by Special Nature Reserve (Stari Begej-Carska Bara, 1,676 ha). 1,767 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Stari Begej/Carska Bara Special Nature Reserve, 1,767 ha).

Conservation issues Threats include disturbance from visitors and fishermen, and inappropriate water management (`Other' threat). A management plan exists for the site.

Threats and importance
afforestation	medium
agricultural intensification/expansion	low
construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage	low
disturbance to birds	low
drainage	medium
dredging/canalization	medium
forest grazing	low
industrialization/urbanization	medium
infrastructure	low
intensified forest management	low
other	unknown
recreation/tourism	low

Recommended Citation BirdLife International (2009) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carska bara, Serbia. Downloaded from the Data Zone at http://www.birdlife.org on 9/9/2010