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Lomovete


IBA Justification

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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding 1996 10-12 breeding pairs B2, C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus LC resident 1996 15 breeding pairs B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN breeding 2003 5-7 breeding pairs B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus LC breeding 1996 3-4 breeding pairs C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding 1996 3 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Rusenski Lom Priroden Park 3,408 protected area contained by site 3,259
Ribarnitzite Zashtitena Mestnost 51 protected area contained by site 0
Ostrata skala Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost 36 protected area contained by site 0
Orlova chuka Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost 82 protected area contained by site 0
Mamula Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost 1 protected area contained by site 0
Lomovete Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 33,451 protected area overlaps with site 3,408
Lomovete Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 32,489 protected area overlaps with site 22,642
Lomiya Zashtitena Mestnost 278 protected area contained by site 0
Dunav State Game Husbandries 140,100 protected area overlaps with site 0
Bozhkova dupka Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2 protected area contained by site 1
Beli Lom Rezervat 776 protected area contained by site 773
Beli Lom Buffer Zone 278 protected area contained by site 278

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland -
Shrubland Scrub -
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 more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lomovete. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lomovete-iba-bulgaria on 30/11/2023.