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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1963	Snezhinska koria	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1
1979	Goliamata kanara	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1
1986	Slaveykova gora	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1
1986	Slaveikova Gora	National Monument (-)	<1
1987	Vodenitzite	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1
2005	Royashka skala	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1
2006	Golyamo i malko bulo	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1
2006	Probitiya kamak - Tsar - Borisoviya lopen	Zashtitena Mestnost (III)	<1
2007	Madarski skalni ventsi	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1

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

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 23/12/2024.