BG047
Varna-Beloslav Lakes Complex


IBA Justification

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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU winter (1997) 1,125–10,240 birds B1i, C3
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT passage (1996) 30 birds A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC winter (2001–2004) 403–2,175 birds A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC passage (1996) 200 birds A1, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC winter (1997) 165–2,331 birds B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC breeding (1996) 13 pairs B3, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding (1998) 30 pairs C6
Mew Gull Larus canus LC winter (1996) 30–479 birds B1i, C3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes n/a passage (-) 3,200–50,700 birds A4iv, B1iv, C5

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1995 Kazashko Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) 3
1995 Kazashko Protected Landscape (-) 3
2007 Mochurishteto Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 95
Artificial/Terrestrial 5 Other urban and industrial areas

Land use

Land use % of IBA
urban/industrial/transport 100
fisheries/aquaculture 90
hunting 90


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Varna-Beloslav Lakes Complex (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/varna-beloslav-lakes-complex-iba-bulgaria on 23/12/2024.