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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Meadows and marshes, drained by canals, in the Sofia region. The vegetation is dominated by meadows of
Festuca,
Poa and
Lolium, stands of
Phragmites and
Typha, and
Salix thickets. Human activities include cattle-grazing and haymaking.
The area is important for breeding
Crex crex. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (one breeding pair),
Falco naumanni (rare, on passage),
Acrocephalus paludicola (rare, on passage).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Hunting is a threat, and conversion of the site to arable land is a possible threat. An investigation of the flora and fauna of the meadows by BSPB is ongoing.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dolni Bogrov-Kazichene (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dolni-bogrov-kazichene-iba-bulgaria on 23/11/2024.
