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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
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	LC	breeding	2004	330-1,490 breeding pairs	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	2004	66 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	1998	8 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	resident	1998	12 breeding pairs	C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	2005	4 breeding pairs	C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	2005	325-2,280 breeding pairs	B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1998	24-130 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	resident	1998	134-1,230 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1997	30-38 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1998	95-200 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	2004	11-108 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	LC	resident	2005	39,100-56,640 breeding pairs	B2
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2004	38-130 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2004	950 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
1982	Daneva mogila	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
1982	Koritata	Zashtitena Mestnost	<1
2002	Ibisha Island	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2005	Zlatia	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2005	Tsibar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2005	Reka Ogosta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2005	Kozloduy	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Zlatiyata	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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