Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | winter | 1997 | 1,125-10,240 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | passage | 1996 | 30 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | winter | 2001-2004 | 403-2,175 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | passage | 1996 | 200 individuals | A1, C1, C2 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1997 | 165-2,331 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1996 | 13 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding | 1998 | 30 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | winter | 1996 | 30-479 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | - | 3,200-50,700 individuals | A4iv, B1iv, C5 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yatata | Zashtitena Mestnost | 154 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Yatata | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 144 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Varnensko-Beloslavsko ezero | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 4,687 | is identical to site | 4,682 |
| Varnensko - Beloslavski kompleks | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 178 | protected area contained by site | 178 |
| Mochurishteto | Zashtitena Mestnost | 22 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Kazashko | Protected Landscape | 125 | protected area contained by site | 125 |
| Kazashko | Zashtitena Mestnost | 125 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Galata | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 8,044 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban and industrial areas | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Varna-Beloslav Lakes Complex. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/varna-beloslav-lakes-complex-iba-bulgaria on 30/09/2023.
