Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca | NT | resident | 1996 | 70-330 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | LC | resident | 1996 | 86-615 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | LC | resident | 1996 | 57-65 males | C6 |
| Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum | LC | resident | 1998 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus | LC | resident | 1996 | 32-55 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | resident | 1996 | 4 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus | LC | resident | 1996 | 34-56 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius | LC | resident | 1996 | 56-84 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus | LC | resident | 1996 | 6-26 breeding pairs | C6 |
| White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos | LC | resident | 1996 | 97-280 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | LC | resident | 1996 | 64-100 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 5-6 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | LC | resident | 1996 | 48-200 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | resident | 1996 | 58-68 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Song Thrush Turdus philomelos | LC | breeding | 1996 | 1,820-5,510 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus | LC | resident | 1996 | 930-2,860 breeding pairs | B3 |
| European Robin Erithacus rubecula | LC | resident | 1996 | 5,740-27,860 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis | LC | breeding | 1996 | 23-53 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Goldcrest Regulus regulus | LC | resident | 1996 | 640-5,990 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris | LC | breeding | 1996 | 154-390 breeding pairs | A3 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
| Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulen | Rezervat | 3,156 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Vodopad Popina laka | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Sreden Pirin - Alibotush | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 68,934 | protected area overlaps with site | 20,033 |
| Sharaliiska peshtera | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 10 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Réserve Doupki-Djindjiritza | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 2,873 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Reka Mesta | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 19,402 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,208 |
| Pirin National Park | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 39,278 | protected area contained by site | 40,067 |
| Pirin bufer | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 31,802 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Pirin | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 40,382 | protected area contained by site | 40,356 |
| Pirin | Nacionalen Park | 40,356 | protected area contained by site | 40,332 |
| Pirin | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 40,382 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Oreliak | Rezervat | 757 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Lazhnitsa | Zashtitena Mestnost | 487 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Krushe | Zashtitena Mestnost | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Krushe | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 292 | protected area overlaps with site | 292 |
| Kresna - Ilindentsi | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 48,596 | protected area overlaps with site | 8,278 |
| Kioshkata | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 5 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Baiuvi dupki-Dzhindzhiritsa | Rezervat | 2,873 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pirin. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.
