BG046
Yatata


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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor LC winter (1997) 143–460 birds B1i, C3
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding (1998) 15 pairs C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC winter (1998) 1,200 birds A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC breeding (1996) 3 pairs B3
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding (1996) 9 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Yatata Zashtitena Mestnost (VI) 100
1987 Yatata National Monument (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 58 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland 40 Dry siliceous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 2 Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 53
not utilised 47


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yatata (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yatata-iba-bulgaria on 24/12/2024.