Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

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Dunnock

Dunnock

(Prunella modularis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 30 000 - 50 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution mainly in the higher parts of the mountains Rila, Pirin, Western Rhodopes, Western and Central Stara...

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Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

(Aegithalos caudatus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 20 000 - 60 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in most of the country, more dense distribution in the low – mountain and fore –...

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House Sparrow

House Sparrow

(Passer domesticus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2 000 000 - 4 000 000 pairs Distribution pattern With consistent distribution throughout almost the entire territory of the country except for the high parts of the...

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Black Redstart

Black Redstart

(Phoenicurus ochruros)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 30 000 – 60 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, almost entirely covering the southwestern part of the country - the mountainous and...

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European Serin

European Serin

(Serinus serinus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 25 000 - 50 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, concentrated mainly in the higher parts of the Rila-Rhodope Massif, Western and Central Stara Planina,...

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Rock Pigeon

Rock Pigeon

(Columba livia)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 400 - 800 pairs Distribution pattern With predominantly patchy distribution, covering parts of the Rila–Rhodope Massif and more dispersed in the Western Stara Planina...

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Calandra Lark

Calandra Lark

(Melanocorypha calandra)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 3 000 – 5 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and less dispersed distribution in plains and in low hilly areas in different parts of the country, mainly in...

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Dipper

Dipper

(Cinclus cinclus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 8 000 - 10 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, covering entirely the higher parts of most mountains and partly the lower ones (Strandzha, the Eastern...

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Dalmatian pelican

Dalmatian pelican

(Pelecanus crispus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Near threatened Population size: 2020: 60 - 90 pairs (2007: 14 - 128 pairs) Distribution pattern Colonial species, with only one, traditional breeding site at the Srebarna Lake, known since the second...

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Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

(Gelochelidon nilotica)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 0-110 pairs (2007: 2-8 pairs) Distribution pattern Irregularly breeding species in the country with very limited breeding sites and small population. Locally...

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