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 |
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Common Quail Coturnix coturnix | LC | breeding | 1996 | 165-210 breeding pairs | B2 |
Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 1996 | 80-108 breeding pairs | A1, C1, C6 |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding | 1996 | 134 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
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) |
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Vitoshko-Studena | State Game Husbandries | 46,880 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Vitosha | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 27,102 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Vitosha | Priroden Park | 27,079 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Vitosha | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 27,102 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Verila | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 6,443 | protected area overlaps with site | 496 |
Reka Palakaria | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,007 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,805 |
Palakaria | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 15,799 | is identical to site | 15,809 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Palakaria. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/palakaria-iba-bulgaria on 26/09/2023.