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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
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1996	13-50 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
1986	Blatoto Malak preslavetz	Zashtitena Mestnost	37
2004	Pozharevo - Garvan	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2007	Blato Malak Preslavets	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malak Preslavets marsh (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malak-preslavets-marsh-iba-bulgaria on 23/11/2024.