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Lomovete


IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population estimate IBA Criteria Triggered
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding 1996 10-12 breeding pairs B2, C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus LC resident 1996 15 breeding pairs B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN breeding 2003 5-7 breeding pairs B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus LC breeding 1996 3-4 breeding pairs C6
Milvus migrans NR breeding 1996 3 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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here


IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Rusenski Lom Priroden Park 3,408 protected area contained by site 3,259
Ribarnitzite Zashtitena Mestnost 51 protected area contained by site 0
Ostrata skala Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost 36 protected area contained by site 0
Orlova chuka Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost 82 protected area contained by site 0
Mamula Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost 1 protected area contained by site 0
Lomovete Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 33,451 protected area overlaps with site 3,408
Lomovete Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 32,489 protected area overlaps with site 22,642
Lomiya Zashtitena Mestnost 278 protected area contained by site 0
Dunav State Game Husbandries 140,100 protected area overlaps with site 0
Bozhkova dupka Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2 protected area contained by site 1
Beli Lom Rezervat 776 protected area contained by site 773
Beli Lom Buffer Zone 278 protected area contained by site 278

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland -
Shrubland Scrub -
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs -
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards and groves -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lomovete. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.