Plovdiv Fish-ponds (Bulgaria) IBA | Details

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Plovdiv Fish-ponds

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1997)	140–168 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1997)	800–1,000 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage (1996)	20–800 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	very poor	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	poor

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Great White Egret Ardea alba	30 / 168 (birds)	18	very poor
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	0 / 1,000 (birds)	0	very poor

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	very poor (<40%)	very poor (<40%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100
hunting	100

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plovdiv Fish-ponds (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plovdiv-fish-ponds-iba-bulgaria on 27/12/2024.