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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1996)	9,072–25,388 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2007	Gerena	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	73	Standing freshwater
Forest	15	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	10	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	2	Perennial crops, orchards and groves

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	73
water management	73
hunting	60
agriculture	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pyasachnik Reservoir (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pyasachnik-reservoir-iba-bulgaria on 26/12/2024.