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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1998	9-16 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1996	18 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1998	1-3 breeding pairs	C6
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1996	55-160 breeding pairs	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1996	1-5 breeding pairs	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1996	3-10 breeding pairs	A3

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)
Rodopi - Iztochni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	217,447	protected area contains site	3,550
Patronka	Zashtitena Mestnost	180	protected area contained by site	180
Momina Skala	Protected Landscape	19	protected area contained by site	19
Madzharovo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,550	is identical to site	3,550
Kovan Kaya	National Monument	79	protected area contained by site	79
Giurgena	Zashtitena Mestnost	72	protected area contained by site	0
Dnevni grablivi ptitzi	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	79	protected area contained by site	0
Chernata skala	Zashtitena Mestnost	894	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
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	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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