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.