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Krumovitza


IBA Justification

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 Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (1996) 10 pairs C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN breeding (1996) 7 pairs B2, C6
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum LC breeding (1996) 2–5 pairs A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans LC breeding (1996) 100 pairs A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala LC resident (1996) 12 pairs A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer LC resident (1996) 10 pairs A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica LC breeding (1996) 70 pairs A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala LC breeding (1996) 50 pairs A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1965 Bureshte Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) -
1965 Mandrata Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) -
1965 Vodopada Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) -
1965 Dushan Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) -
2016 Nahodishte na darvovidna leska Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 45 Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial 20 Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland 15 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Forest 10 Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 5 Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland) 5 Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 80
fisheries/aquaculture 5
forestry 5
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Krumovitza (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/krumovitza-iba-bulgaria on 26/12/2024.