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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
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	LC	breeding	2004	500 breeding pairs	B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2004	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2005	48 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2004	10 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	2004	120-160 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2004	70-100 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zapadna Stara planina i Predbalkan	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	219,753	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rozmarinolistna varba	Zashtitena Mestnost	18	protected area contained by site	0
Rayanovtsi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13,186	is identical to site	13,180
Nahodishte na Gigantski zhivovlyak - s. Buchin prohod	Zashtitena Mestnost	7	protected area contained by site	0
Nahodishte na Blatno sekirche - s. Buchin prohod	Zashtitena Mestnost	2	protected area contained by site	0
Dragoman Marsh Karst Complex	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	14,967	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dragoman	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21,357	protected area overlaps with site	13,180

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rayanovtsi. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 30/03/2023.