Data Zone
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
