Data Zone
Country/territory: Bulgaria
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C3, C4 (2005)
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Area: 3,179 hectares (31.79 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A freshwater reservoir in south-eastern Bulgaria, surrounded by low hills with forests of Quercus and forestry plantations of Pinus. Land-uses include hunting, fishing and irrigation.
Key biodiversity
Anser albifrons winters in important numbers, and the site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (max. 21 in winter), Anser erythropus (max. 3 on passage), Branta ruficollis (max. 12 in winter), Aythya nyroca (max. 10 on passage).
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.