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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	120-236 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1996	25-30 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1996	70-80 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
1962	Peshtera Morovitza	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1962	Rushova peshtera	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1964	Valoga	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1964	Lisets	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1964	Krivatsite	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1964	Anomir	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1964	Dragovo prisoe	Zashtitena Mestnost	-
1965	Vodopad Koman	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	-
1970	Glozhenskia vodopad	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1971	Usoynata	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1972	Peshtepa Toplia	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
2006	Tsentralen Balkan - bufer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	47
2006	Balgarski izvor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2007	Vasilyovska planina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vasilyovska Mountain (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vasilyovska-mountain-iba-bulgaria on 23/11/2024.