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Zhrebchevo Reservoir


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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter 1997 583-13,900 individuals B1i, C3
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC winter 1997 2-168 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC resident 1993 2-3 breeding pairs 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
2007 Yazovir Zhrebchevo Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhrebchevo Reservoir (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhrebchevo-reservoir-iba-bulgaria on 24/11/2024.