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Ovcharovo Meadows


IBA Justification

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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1996 80 breeding pairs A1, C1, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2005 Preslavska planina Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 27
2007 Ovcharovo Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100


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