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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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1996	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	2005	10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1998	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	2005	4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident	2005	15-20 breeding pairs	B2
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	LC	resident	1996	20-35 breeding pairs	B2
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1996	100-120 breeding pairs	C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1961	Tektonski greben-Kaleto	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1962	Karlukovski karstov kompleks	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1962	Bankovitza	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1962	Haydushka dupka	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1962	Svirchovitza	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1962	Prohodna	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1972	Skalnite kukli	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1972	Skalno obrazuvanie Kuklite	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1972	Kupenite	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1972	Galabarnika	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1972	Samuilitza edno I dve	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1974	Chervenitza	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1974	Kamarata	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1974	Chuklite	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1976	Vodopad Skoka na reka Belilkata	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	-
1977	Shtarka	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1978	Strupanitza	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
2006	Karlukovo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	92
2007	Karlukovski karst	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karlukovski Karst (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karlukovski-karst-iba-bulgaria on 23/11/2024.