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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding | 2000 | 20-160 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | breeding | 2000 | 30-100 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 3-8 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | winter | 1997 | 50-800 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | passage | 1996 | 30-800 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yazovir Konush | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 38 | protected area overlaps with site | 38 |
| Ayazmoto | Zashtitena Mestnost | 4 | protected area overlaps with site | 4 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| water management | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Konush Reservoir. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/konush-reservoir-iba-bulgaria on 25/09/2023.
