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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1997)	15–170 birds	C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (1996)	35 birds	A1, C1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (2000)	1 pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident (1998)	21–38 pairs	C6
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata	LC	breeding (1996)	230 pairs	B2, C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1997)	60,000 birds	A4iv, B1iv, C5

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1951	Kamchia	Rezervat (Ia)	8
1951	Kamtchia	Reserve (-)	8
1983	Kamtchia	Buffer Zone (-)	2
2007	Longoza	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	40	Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	36	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Marine Neritic	4
Shrubland	1	Scrub
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	50
forestry	40
agriculture	34
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	-

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