BG079
Osogovo Mountain


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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca NT resident (1996) 23–223 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1994 Tzarnata reka Rezervat (Ia) 1
2007 Zeleniya rid Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Osogovo Mountain (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/osogovo-mountain-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.