Western Balkan (Bulgaria) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Western Balkan

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IBA Justification

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
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	LC	breeding	2004	254-2,190 breeding pairs	B2
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	2005	70-90 breeding pairs	B2
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	2004	72-266 males	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2004	290-335 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004	280-290 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	2004	37-130 breeding pairs	B2
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2004	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2004	8 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2004	12 breeding pairs	C6
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	2004	1-3 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2004	7-8 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	2005	4-6 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	LC	breeding	2004	29-153 breeding pairs	B2
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2004	80-100 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	2004	280-2,700 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	resident	2005	400-700 breeding pairs	B3, C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	2004	40 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	LC	resident	2004	37-60 breeding pairs	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	2004	2 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2005	10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2004	6,000-8,000 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1996	140-190 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2004	32 breeding pairs	A3
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	2004	3,650-11,000 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2005	2-5 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	LC	resident	2004	7,945-25,200 breeding pairs	B3
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata	LC	breeding	2005	400-600 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	2000	60-80 breeding pairs	C6
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	2004	12-25 breeding pairs	A3
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	LC	resident	2004	820-5,800 breeding pairs	B3
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2004	1,100-1,400 breeding pairs	B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1949	Belogradchishki skali	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1962	Mishin kamak	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1968	Gornata Koria	Rezervat	<1
1971	Haydushki vodopadi	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1971	Venetza	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1973	Chuprene	Rezervat	1
1973	Kopren	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1973	Uruchnik	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1973	Tchuprene	Reserve	1
1976	Bialata voda	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1976	Boroviat kamak	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1976	Peshteri Levi I Desni suhi pech	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	-
1977	Réserve Tchoupréné	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	1
1979	Vodopad Durshin	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	-
1980	Vodnia skok	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	-
1986	Chuprenski buki	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1986	Samarite	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1986	Tchuprene	Buffer Zone	<1
1992	Usketo	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2003	Vrachanski Balkan	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2005	Sto ovtsi	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2006	Zapadna Stara planina i Predbalkan	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	92
2007	Zapaden Balkan	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2009	Midzhur	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2010	Gardata	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
2011	Koritata	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2012	Shabovitsa	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	96
Shrubland	Scrub	3
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	73
agriculture	27
tourism/recreation	27

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Balkan (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-balkan-iba-bulgaria on 22/11/2024.