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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	1997	5-157 individuals	A1, C1
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1997	6,003-15,034 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	non-breeding	1997	18-1,220 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C2
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident	2002	250 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1996	46 breeding pairs	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	winter	1997	3,505-3,620 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	winter	1997	266-6,301 individuals	B1i, C3
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1997	5 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1996	62 breeding pairs	B2
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	1997	1,283-2,000 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1996	481 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka	LC	breeding	1996	181 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1996	127 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1997-2004	32,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv, C5

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	15,000	100	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	619	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Burhinus oedicnemus	46	17	breeding pairs	37	very unfavourable
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	5	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	1,641	1,100	breeding pairs	68	unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1941	Kaliakra	Rezervat	4
1987	Yailata	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2002	Balchik	State Game Husbandries	66
2006	Kompleks Kaliakra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	48
2007	Kaliakra	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2007	Stepite	Zashtitena Mestnost	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kaliakra (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kaliakra-iba-bulgaria on 22/11/2024.