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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1996	25-92 breeding pairs	A3
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia	LC	resident	1996	91-570 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1996	9-83 males	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	100-842 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding	1996	62-347 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1996	7 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1996	9 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1996	6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	1996	3 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1996	5 breeding pairs	B2, C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1996	9-83 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1996	3-11 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	LC	resident	1996	54-72 breeding pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1996	4 breeding pairs	C6
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans	LC	breeding	1996	3-25 breeding pairs	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1996	2-6 breeding pairs	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1996	7-25 breeding pairs	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	1996	28-183 breeding pairs	A3
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus	LC	resident	1996	342-2,213 breeding pairs	B3

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zhenda	State Game Husbandries	13,200	protected area contained by site	0
Usoykata	Zashtitena Mestnost	5	protected area contained by site	0
Slivodolsko padalo	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	1	protected area contained by site	0
Skalen most	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	4	protected area contained by site	0
Skalen kompleks Karadzhov kamak	Zashtitena Mestnost	130	protected area contained by site	0
Rodopi - Sredni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	155,108	protected area contains site	83,616
Peshterata Gargina dupka	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	4	protected area contained by site	0
Nahodishte na ela	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	13	protected area contained by site	0
Nahodishte na darvovidna hvoina	Zashtitena Mestnost	13	protected area contained by site	0
Martsiganitsa	Zashtitena Mestnost	28	protected area contained by site	0
Lale bair	Zashtitena Mestnost	7	protected area contained by site	0
Kormisosh	State Game Husbandries	27,260	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kluviyata - Diva voda	Zashtitena Mestnost	330	protected area contained by site	0
Kazal Cherpa	Poddarzhan Rezarvat	41	protected area contained by site	0
Gonda voda	Zashtitena Mestnost	75	protected area contained by site	0
Giumbertiata	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	0	protected area contained by site	0
Elata	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	0	protected area contained by site	0
Dobrostan	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	83,655	is identical to site	83,616
Chervenata stena	Rezervat	3,044	protected area contained by site	0
Borovete	Zashtitena Mestnost	77	protected area contained by site	0
Belintash	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	2	protected area contained by site	0
Anatema	Zashtitena Mestnost	122	protected area contained by site	0

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dobrostan. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/03/2021.