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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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding (1996)	10–12 pairs	B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2003)	5–7 pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1996)	3–4 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1996)	3 pairs	C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident (1996)	15 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1962	Orlova chuka	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III)	<1
1970	Rusenski Lom	Priroden Park (V)	12
1970	Mamula	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III)	<1
1980	Beli Lom	Rezervat (Ia)	3
1981	Ribarnitzite	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1
1986	Ostrata skala	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III)	<1
1987	Beli Lom	Buffer Zone (-)	1
2007	Lomiya	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland	8	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	7	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	3	Rivers and streams
Shrubland	2	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	75
forestry	70
hunting	50
agriculture	8
fisheries/aquaculture	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lomovete (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lomovete-iba-bulgaria on 22/12/2024.