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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	1996	2,200-3,200 breeding pairs	B2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2004	14-20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2004	18-36 breeding pairs	C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	2000	15-20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2000	4-6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	2000	14-18 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2000	8 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	2000	4-7 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	resident	2000	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	2000	3-6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2000	5-8 breeding pairs	C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	resident	1996	400-800 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2000	2,188-6,000 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	1996	60-120 breeding pairs	B2
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	2000	800-1,600 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	2004	130-260 breeding pairs	C6
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	LC	resident	2000	4,000-8,000 breeding pairs	B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	2005	111 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus	LC	breeding	1996	150-400 breeding pairs	B2
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2000	40-80 breeding pairs	C6
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra	LC	breeding	2000	6,000-14,000 breeding pairs	B3
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus	LC	resident	2000	500-800 breeding pairs	B3

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
1971	Sveta troitza	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1971	Karakoliovata dupka	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1973	Haydushkata dupka	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	-
1974	Brasnarskiyat stol	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1976	Dervishka mogila	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1976	Nahodishte na div bozhur	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
2002	Topolovgrad	State Game Husbandries	47
2004	Sakar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	86
2004	Zhdreloto na reka Tundzha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2004	Reka Tundzha 2	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Sakar	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2007	Zhdreloto na reka Tundja	Zashtitena Mestnost	1
2013	Nahodishte na nadelenolistno velikdenche	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2013	Nahodishte na Zhlezist lopen	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	43
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	30
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	15
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	10
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
forestry	30
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sakar (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sakar-iba-bulgaria on 22/11/2024.