Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | LC | resident (1996) | 140–190 pairs | C6 |
| Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | LC | resident (1996) | 50–100 males | C6 |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | resident (1996) | 4 pairs | C6 |
| Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus | LC | resident (1996) | 28–73 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius | LC | resident (1996) | 47–120 pairs | C6 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | resident (1996) | 3 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | breeding (1996) | 5 pairs | C6 |
| Goldcrest Regulus regulus | LC | resident (1996) | 580–3,400 pairs | B3 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Shabanitza | Poddarzhan Rezarvat (IV) | <1 |
| 1962 | Lednitsata | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1963 | Trigradskoto Zhdrelo | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | 1 |
| 1968 | Soskovcheto | Rezervat (Ia) | <1 |
| 1968 | Kazanite | Rezervat (Ia) | <1 |
| 1968 | Kastrakliy | Rezervat (Ia) | <1 |
| 1968 | Nastanska mogila | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1971 | Buynovskoto zhdrelo | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | 1 |
| 1973 | Chairite | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | 1 |
| 1978 | Diavolskia most I vodopada | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
| 1979 | Turlata | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 1979 | Krepost v Gradishteto | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 1979 | Vracha | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2007 | Soskuchanski dol | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2007 | Borino | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2007 | Starata gora | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2012 | Hrastevo | Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) | <1 |
| 2014 | Kazandzhi dere | Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost (III) | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Trigrad-Mursalitsa (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/trigrad-mursalitsa-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.