Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | resident | 1996 | 2-3 breeding pairs | A1, C1, C6 |
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | resident | 1996 | 15-17 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | resident | 1996 | 1-3 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | resident | 1996 | 100-150 breeding pairs | C6 |
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris | LC | breeding | 1996 | 35-38 breeding pairs | C6 |
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.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2013 | high | very unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Grassland | 0 | 0 | very poor (< 40%) | very poor (< 40%) | very unfavourable |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Aquila heliaca | Eastern Imperial Eagle | 6 | 4 | individuals | 67 | unfavourable |
Buteo rufinus | Long-legged Buzzard | 19 | 7 | breeding pairs | 37 | very unfavourable |
Falco cherrug | Saker Falcon | 2 | 0 | individuals | 0 | very unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Reka Maritsa | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 14,693 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,194 |
Reka Luda Yana | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 474 | protected area overlaps with site | 37 |
Ognianovsko-Sinitevski rid | Zashtitena Mestnost | 843 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Nahodishte na atinska merendera selo Isperihovo | Zashtitena Mestnost | 37 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Besaparski vazvishenia | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 6,743 | protected area contained by site | 6,743 |
Besaparski ridove | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 14,765 | is identical to site | 14,765 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Besaparski Hills. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.