• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

Country/territory: Bulgaria

IBA Criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C6 (2005)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 31,380 ha

Protection status:

Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds

Site description
Meadows dominated by Festuca, Agrostis and Cynosurus grasses in western Bulgaria, and surrounded by broadleaved deciduous forests of Fagus and Carpinus, rocky cliffs and arable land. Human activities include grazing and haymaking in the meadows, forestry and hunting.

Key biodiversity
The area is important for breeding Crex crex. Significant proportion (³1%) of national population breeding at site: Buteo rufinus (2 pairs), Bubo bubo (1 pair).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ponor. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/07/2020.