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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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (1996)	9–20 pairs	B2, C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1996)	40–45 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1996)	20–25 pairs	C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (1996)	350–375 pairs	B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Vardim - BG0000204	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (-)	95
1971	Stariat Dab	Zashtitena Mestnost (VI)	8
1981	Stariat Dab	Protected Landscape (-)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	95	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	78

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