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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident	1996	200-400 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1996	878 males	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	120-250 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	1996	3-10 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	1996	25-35 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1996	9-12 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1996	100-120 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1996	30-90 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	LC	breeding	1996	12,000-21,000 breeding pairs	B3
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	resident	1996	4,000-8,000 breeding pairs	B3
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	LC	resident	1996	18,000-24,000 breeding pairs	B3
European Robin Erithacus rubecula	LC	resident	1996	9,290-52,900 breeding pairs	B3
Goldcrest Regulus regulus	LC	resident	1996	12,000-25,000 breeding pairs	B3
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	LC	resident	1996	80,000-110,000 breeding pairs	B3

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
1951	Dupkata	Rezervat	1
1960	Beglika	Rezervat	1
1961	Kupena	Rezervat	1
1961	Snejanka	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1962	Konski Dol	Poddarzhan Rezarvat	<1
1962	Lepenitza	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1964	Mirchovitsa	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1964	Tarnovitsa	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1965	Stroylski dol	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	-
1966	Kleptuza	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1968	Mantaritza	Rezervat	1
1969	Atoluka -Vasil Petleshkov	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1972	Batashki snezhnik-Karlaka	Zashtitena Mestnost	1
1973	Tamra	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1973	Balabanlii	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1973	Rovno	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1973	Sachan dere	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1973	Haydushki chark	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1973	Pashino bardo	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1973	Piasaka	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1974	Port Artur	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1974	Suha laka	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1975	Kemera	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1975	Lungurlii	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1976	Suha laka	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1976	Kozia kamak	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
1977	Réserve Doupkata	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-
1984	Batlaboaz	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1984	Shiroka poliana	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1984	Samodivska poliana	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1984	Kaval tepe	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1984	Toshkov chark	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1984	Studenata chuchurka	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1984	Slancheva poliana	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1984	Chatama	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1989	Chibutzite	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1995	Meandri na reka Ribna	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1995	Kayaliyski skali	Prirodna Zabelezhitelnost	<1
2002	Borovo	State Game Husbandries	11
2002	Shiroka poliana	State Game Husbandries	9
2002	Chepino	State Game Husbandries	8
2002	Dikchan	State Game Husbandries	2
2002	Izvora	State Game Husbandries	2
2002	Porechieto na reka Devinska	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2006	Rodopi - Zapadni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	92
2007	Zapadni Rodopi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	46
2007	Sarnena polyana	Zashtitena Mestnost	1
2007	Gramadite	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2007	Serafimova polyana	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2007	Stoichovo poltse	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2007	Manastirishteto	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2008	Karadzha dere	Zashtitena Mestnost	1
2014	Nemska zhaltuga	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2017	Hrastoviden ochibolets	Protected Site	<1

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