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Zlato Pole


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
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC winter 1997 150-2,050 individuals A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2

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
2001 Zlato pole Zashtitena Mestnost 17
2005 Reka Maritsa Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 91
2007 Zlato pole Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zlato Pole (Bulgaria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zlato-pole-iba-bulgaria on 24/11/2024.