page_title: Rugova (region)
section_title: Fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Rugova (region) / Geography / Fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: Horse chill in Little Shtypeq
context_page_description: Rugova is a mountain region located to the north-west of the city of Peć, in Kosovo region. According to notes of Rugova it has been inhabited since before the 12th century. In 2013, it was designated a national park by the Parliament of Kosovo.
  Rugova is an ethnographically diverse region, with great importance for the literary branches of lexicology, etymology and onomastics. Rugova is a suitable region for hiking, skiing, mountaineering, paragliding, and picnics.
  It was ranked as the fourth most important center for winter sports by the International Ski Federation. Furthermore, in April 2013, Peć won the "Tourism for Tomorrow" award for the project, "Peaks of the Balkans".
  Rugova is rich with many landform elements such as caves, waterfalls, glacial lakes, high peaks, and tunnels. The highest peak is Hajla at 2,403 m. From Qafa e Qyqes it is possible to observe the whole city of Peja. Guri i Kuq, 1,522 m, has views of Đeravica, Boriqe, Maja e Mariashit, Maja e Hekurave, Shkëlzeni and Lake Plav. Maja e Vjelakut is also a high peak at 2,014 m.
  A via ferrata starts 4 km from Peć, and is the only one in the Balkans.
context_section_description: Rugova includes a variety of habitats, suitable for an abundance of living organisms.
  Domestic animals, such as sheep, horses, donkeys, and mules, are also of great importance in Rugova, .
  Birds in the Rugova region include:
  Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
  Rock partridge (Alectoris greaca)
  Griffin vulture (Gyps fulvus)
  Rock dove (Columba livia)
  Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
  Little owl (Carine noctua)
  European green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
  Common raven (Corvus corax)
  Hooded crow (Corvua cornix)
  House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
  Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
  House sparrow (Passer domesticum)
  Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
  Insects of Rugova include:
  Ditëshkurtët,
  Flatrafortët dhe
  Fluturat (butterfly)
  Fish that can be found are :
  Brown trout (Salmo trutta fario)
  Troftë Mali e bujanash lumore (a river trout, Salmo trutta macrostigma)
  Marble trout (Salmo marmoratus cuver)
  Gudgeon (Gobio gobio lepidolaemus)
caption: Paradise horse in Rugova
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