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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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter (2001)	60 birds	A1, C1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (1996)	17–505 birds	B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1996)	1,000–50,550 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding (1998)	4 pairs	B2, C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (1998)	60 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (1998)	15–35 pairs	B2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding (1998)	15–50 pairs	B2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1996)	20 pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1998)	50–150 pairs	B2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (1998)	60 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1998)	50 pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding (1998)	4–20 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1998)	50–100 pairs	C6
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding (1998)	20–110 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1997)	3–58 birds	A1, C1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding (1996)	15 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1998)	3–15 pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (1998)	150–500 pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1998)	3–9 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1998)	40 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (1998)	1 pairs	C6
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris	LC	winter (1997)	5,000–10,000 birds	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1948	Srebarna	Poddarzhan Rezarvat (IV)	62
1977	Réserve Srébarna	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	62
1983	Srebarna Nature Reserve	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	62
1983	Pelikanite	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	28
1983	Srebarna	Buffer Zone (-)	38

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
not utilised	63
tourism/recreation	37

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Srebarna (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/srebarna-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.