Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | resident | 1996 | 10-20 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | resident | 1996 | 8 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 6-12 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | LC | resident | 1996 | 25-40 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | resident | 1996 | 1-2 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 7-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zapadna Stara planina i Predbalkan | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 219,753 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Vratzata | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 2 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Vrachanski karst | Rezervat | 1,439 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Vrachanski Balkan | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 30,880 | is identical to site | 30,880 |
| Vrachanski balkan | Priroden Park | 30,130 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Vrachanski Balkan | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 35,981 | protected area contains site | 30,880 |
| Vola | Zashtitena Mestnost | 102 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Vezhdata | Zashtitena Mestnost | 63 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Temnata dupka | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Ritlite | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 123 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Ponor | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 31,377 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Padinite | Zashtitena Mestnost | 623 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Novata peshtera | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Ledenika | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 102 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Lakatnishki skali | Zashtitena Mestnost | 84 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Kalna matnitsa | Protected Site | 23 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Iskarski prolom - Rzhana | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 22,693 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Borov kamak | Zashtitena Mestnost | 165 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vrachanski Balkan. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vrachanski-balkan-iba-bulgaria on 30/09/2023.
