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Galata


IBA Justification

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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan VU breeding (1996) 1–9 pairs C6
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata LC breeding (1996) 40 pairs B2, C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes n/a passage (1996–2003) 6,000–32,000 birds A4iv, B1iv, C5

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1978 Rakitnik Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) <1
1979 Liman Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Galata (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/galata-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.