Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | resident | 1996 | 10-20 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | resident | 1996 | 8 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 6-12 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | LC | resident | 1996 | 25-40 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | resident | 1996 | 1-2 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 7-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zapadna Stara planina i Predbalkan | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 219,753 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Vratzata | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 2 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Vrachanski karst | Rezervat | 1,439 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Vrachanski Balkan | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 35,981 | protected area contains site | 30,880 |
| Vrachanski Balkan | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 30,880 | is identical to site | 30,880 |
| Vrachanski balkan | Priroden Park | 30,130 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Vola | Zashtitena Mestnost | 102 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Vezhdata | Zashtitena Mestnost | 63 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Temnata dupka | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Ritlite | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 123 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Ponor | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 31,377 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Padinite | Zashtitena Mestnost | 623 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Novata peshtera | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Ledenika | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost | 102 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Lakatnishki skali | Zashtitena Mestnost | 84 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Kalna matnitsa | Protected Site | 23 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Iskarski prolom - Rzhana | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 22,693 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Borov kamak | Zashtitena Mestnost | 165 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vrachanski Balkan. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/18975 on 10/06/2023.
