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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1998)	9–16 pairs	B2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1996)	18 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1998)	1–3 pairs	C6
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding (1996)	5–10 pairs	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (1996)	55–160 pairs	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (1996)	1–5 pairs	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident (1996)	5–10 pairs	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (1996)	3–10 pairs	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1981	Dnevni grablivi ptitzi	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III)	2
1981	Kovan Kaya	National Monument (-)	2
1995	Patronka	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	5
1995	Momina Skala	Protected Landscape (-)	1
2000	Giurgena	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	2
2001	Chernata skala	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	45	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	25	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	17	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams
Grassland	3	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	70
tourism/recreation	50
forestry	45
agriculture	25
urban/industrial/transport	1

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