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 |
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Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 2005 | 38 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
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) |
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Zlievtsi | Zashtitena Mestnost | 3 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Vidima | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,823 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Rusalka | State Game Husbandries | 23,810 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Apriltsi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,935 | is identical to site | 1,943 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Apriltsi Meadows. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/apriltsi-meadows-iba-bulgaria on 01/10/2023.