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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes | LC | breeding | 1996 | 4 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 56 breeding pairs | B2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trakia | State Game Husbandries | 83,390 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Sharenia ostrov | Zashtitena Mestnost | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Reka Omurovska | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 532 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Reka Mechka | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,311 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Reka Maritsa | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 14,693 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,930 |
| Reka Kayaliyka | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 71 | protected area overlaps with site | 4 |
| Popovata ada | Zashtitena Mestnost | 18 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Nahodishte na blatno kokiche Vinitsa | Zashtitena Mestnost | 18 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Nahodishte na blatno kokiche Gradina | Zashtitena Mestnost | 234 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Maritsa - Parvomay | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 11,513 | is identical to site | 11,505 |
| Gradinska gora | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 440 | protected area contained by site | 440 |
| Fosilni nahodki | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 9,100 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maritsa-Parvomay. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maritsa-parvomay-iba-bulgaria on 28/09/2023.
