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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding | 1996 | 57 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 3 breeding pairs | C6 |
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes | LC | breeding | 1996 | 3-4 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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Rupite - Strumeshnitsa | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 10,459 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,993 |
Rupite | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 8,835 | is identical to site | 8,837 |
Rupite | Zashtitena Mestnost | 20 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ograzhden - Maleshevo | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 27,374 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,937 |
Nahodishte na srebrista povetitsa | Zashtitena Mestnost | 10 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Nahodishte na katerliva efedra | Zashtitena Mestnost | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Luibina skala | Zashtitena Mestnost | 46 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Kozhuha | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 94 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Halma Skalata | Zashtitena Mestnost | 18 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rupite. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rupite-iba-bulgaria on 25/09/2023.