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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | LC | resident | 1996 | 140-190 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | LC | resident | 1996 | 50-100 males | C6 |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | resident | 1996 | 4 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus | LC | resident | 1996 | 28-73 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius | LC | resident | 1996 | 47-120 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | resident | 1996 | 3 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 5 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Goldcrest Regulus regulus | LC | resident | 1996 | 580-3,400 breeding pairs | B3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vracha | Zashtitena Mestnost | 4 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Turlata | Zashtitena Mestnost | 19 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Trigradskoto Zhdrelo | Zashtitena Mestnost | 711 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Trigrad - Mursalitsa | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 55,341 | is identical to site | 55,327 |
| Starata gora | Zashtitena Mestnost | 33 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Soskuchanski dol | Zashtitena Mestnost | 104 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Soskovcheto | Rezervat | 178 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Shabanitza | Poddarzhan Rezarvat | 22 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Rodopi - Zapadni | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 272,851 | protected area overlaps with site | 50,052 |
| Nastanska mogila | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 3 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Lednitsata | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 11 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Krepost v Gradishteto | Zashtitena Mestnost | 9 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Kazanite | Rezervat | 155 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Kazandzhi dere | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Kastrakliy | Rezervat | 129 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Hrastevo | Zashtitena Mestnost | 17 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Diavolskia most I vodopada | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 40 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Chairite | Zashtitena Mestnost | 300 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Buynovskoto zhdrelo | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 759 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Borino | Zashtitena Mestnost | 120 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Trigrad-Mursalitsa. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/trigrad-mursalitsa-iba-bulgaria on 24/09/2023.
