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Kamenski Bair


IBA Justification

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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU non-breeding 1996 6-13 individuals A1, C1
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla LC breeding 1996 20-30 breeding pairs C6

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2007 Kamenski bair Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kamenski Bair (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kamenski-bair-iba-bulgaria on 23/11/2024.