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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca | NT | resident (1996) | 25–92 pairs | A3 |
| Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | LC | resident (1996) | 91–570 pairs | C6 |
| Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | LC | resident (1996) | 9–83 males | C6 |
| European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | LC | breeding (1996) | 100–842 pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops | LC | breeding (1996) | 62–347 pairs | B2 |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | resident (1996) | 7 pairs | C6 |
| European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding (1996) | 9 pairs | C6 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding (1996) | 6 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus | LC | breeding (1996) | 5 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | resident (1996) | 3 pairs | A1, C1, C6 |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | resident (1996) | 5 pairs | B2, C6 |
| White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos | LC | resident (1996) | 9–83 pairs | C6 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (1996) | 3–11 pairs | C6 |
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | LC | resident (1996) | 54–72 pairs | B2 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | breeding (1996) | 4 pairs | C6 |
| Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans | LC | breeding (1996) | 3–25 pairs | A3 |
| Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer | LC | resident (1996) | 2–6 pairs | A3 |
| Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica | LC | breeding (1996) | 7–25 pairs | A3 |
| Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala | LC | breeding (1996) | 28–183 pairs | A3 |
| Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus | LC | resident (1996) | 342–2,213 pairs | B3 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kazal Cherpa | Poddarzhan Rezarvat (IV) | <1 |
| 1962 | Chervenata stena | Rezervat (Ia) | 4 |
| 1965 | Giumbertiata | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | - |
| 1970 | Gonda voda | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 1977 | Usoykata | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 1978 | Lale bair | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 1978 | Skalen most | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1979 | Elata | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1980 | Martsiganitsa | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 1980 | Nahodishte na ela | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 2003 | Skalen kompleks Karadzhov kamak | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2003 | Nahodishte na darvovidna hvoina | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2003 | Peshterata Gargina dupka | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 2003 | Belintash | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 2004 | Anatema | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2005 | Slivodolsko padalo | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 2007 | Kluviyata - Diva voda | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | 1 |
| 2007 | Borovete | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dobrostan (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dobrostan-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.