BG084
Palakaria


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
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).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
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.