Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

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Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow

(Corvus corone cornix)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 25 000 - 50 000 pairs Distribution pattern With almost ubiquitous distribution throughout the country with the exception of some of the highest mountain areas and...

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Horned Lark

Horned Lark

(Eremophila alpestris)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 4 500 – 6 500 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, covering the open alpine parts of the mountains Rila, Pirin, Stara Planina, Vitosha and Slavyanka,...

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Hen Harrier

Hen Harrier

(Circus cyaneus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 0 - 2 pairs Distribution pattern Found in the Thracian Plain, in the area of the former Straldzha Marsh, the Northern Black Sea coast and the Danubian Plain. On June 9, 1997...

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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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House Martin

House Martin

(Delichon urbicum)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 600 000 - 1 000 000 pairs Distribution pattern Widespread throughout almost the entire territory of the country except for some mountainous areas without settlements and...

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Hazel Grouse

Hazel Grouse

(Bonasa bonasia)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 800 – 5 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution mainly in the low and middle parts of Stara Planina (between Chuprene and Kotlenska Mountain), in the...

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Hawfinch

Hawfinch

 (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 50 000 - 150 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in most of the country, with the following exceptions: the higher parts of...

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Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

(Nycticorax nycticorax)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 601-1403 pairs (2007: 1800–2500 pairs) Distribution pattern In single or mixed colonies, grouped or dispersed, mainly along the Danube River and its...

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Mute Swan

Mute Swan

(Cygnus olor)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 102-184 pairs (2007: 15-35 pairs) Distribution pattern With dispersed and partly grouped breeding localities, mainly along the Black Sea coast between Cape Emine and Cape...

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