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 |
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Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | breeding | 2005 | 10 breeding pairs | C6 |
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 |
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2007 | Orizishta Tsalapitsa | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tsalapitsa Rice-fields (Bulgaria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tsalapitsa-rice-fields-iba-bulgaria on 23/11/2024.