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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
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding (1996)	5–10 pairs	B2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding (1996)	5–10 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	winter (1997)	1–2 birds	A1, C1
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage (1996)	1–2 birds	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Chengene skele	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	34
1995	Chengene Skele Cove	Protected Landscape (-)	84

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	20	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	70
urban/industrial/transport	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chengene Skele (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chengene-skele-iba-bulgaria on 26/12/2024.