Data Zone
Country/territory: Bulgaria
IBA criteria met: B2 (2005)
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Area: 80 hectares (0.80 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A 12-m-high, vertical loess cliff, located on a major regional road south-west of the town of Tutrakan. The surrounding open lands are covered by steppe-like vegetation of grasslands with some scrub (Crataegus, Rosa, Rubus) and forests of Robinia. Human activities include stock-grazing and loess excavation.
Key biodiversity
The site holds the largest nesting colony of Merops apiaster in Bulgaria.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stenata (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stenata-iba-bulgaria on 25/12/2024.