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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
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	VU	breeding	1998	432-3,709 breeding pairs	B2
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1998	72-700 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2000	13 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2003	6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1998	13-73 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1998	370-495 breeding pairs	C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	resident	1998	140-415 breeding pairs	B3
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1998	810-6,100 breeding pairs	B2
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1998	40-390 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1998	640-4,227 breeding pairs	B2, C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2004-2005	38,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv, C5

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
1963	Snezhinska koria	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1979	Goliamata kanara	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1986	Slaveykova gora	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1986	Slaveikova Gora	National Monument	<1
1987	Vodenitzite	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2003	Provadiysko - Royaksko plato	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	55
2005	Royashka skala	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2005	Golyama Kamchia	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Golyamo i malko bulo	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2006	Probitiya kamak - Tsar - Borisoviya lopen	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2007	Provadiysko-Royaksko plato	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2007	Madarski skalni ventsi	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	30
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	18
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	1
Shrubland	Scrub	1
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	50
agriculture	47

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Provadiysko-Royaksko plateau (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/provadiysko-royaksko-plateau-iba-bulgaria on 23/11/2024.