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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding (1996) | 40–164 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter (1996) | 90–130 birds | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | breeding (1996) | 20–60 pairs | C6 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | winter (1996) | 30–1,019 birds | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter (1996) | 500–1,200 birds | B1i, C3 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gorni Dabnik-Telish Reservoir (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gorni-dabnik-telish-reservoir-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.