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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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	1996	13 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	60-320 breeding pairs	C6
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	1996	84 breeding pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1996	10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1996	6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1996	3 breeding pairs	C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	1996	205-1,290 breeding pairs	B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1996	33-86 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	LC	resident	1996	75-500 breeding pairs	B2
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	resident	1996	140-285 breeding pairs	B3
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1996	730-3,760 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1996	73-230 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	1996	380-1,080 breeding pairs	C6
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	LC	breeding	1996	3,650-7,060 breeding pairs	B3
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	LC	resident	1996	28,943-41,810 breeding pairs	B3
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1996	600-2,780 breeding pairs	B2, 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
1973	Pametnika	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1976	Porechieto na reka Topchiisko dere	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1976	Miushtereka	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1992	Karakuz	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2002	Karakuz	State Game Husbandries	40
2002	Voden	State Game Husbandries	5
2004	Ludogorie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	62
2004	Ludogorie - Boblata	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Ludogorie - Srebarna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Ludogorie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ludogorie (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ludogorie-iba-bulgaria on 22/11/2024.