Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding (1997) | 1–9 pairs | C6 |
| Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | breeding (1997) | 2–18 pairs | C6 |
| Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis | LC | breeding (1997) | 400–659 pairs | B1i, C3 |
| Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis | LC | winter (1997) | 73–1,302 birds | B1i, C3 |
| Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | resident (1997) | 100–1,000 pairs | B3, C6 |
| Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum | LC | breeding (1997) | 15–60 pairs | C6 |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage (1997) | 127,000 birds | A4iv, B1iv, C5 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Piasachnata Lilia | Poddarzhan Rezarvat (IV) | <1 |
| 1970 | Koreniata | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 1970 | Blatoto | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 1973 | Nos Chervenka | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1980 | Nos Agalina | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1984 | Piasachni diuni | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1984 | Kavatzite-piasachni diuni | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1993 | Ostrovi Sv.Sv.Ivan I Petar | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2004 | Bakarlaka | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2007 | Murvatska reka | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bakarlaka (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bakarlaka-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.