Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

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Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

(Larus michahellis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 5 000 – 7 000 pairs Distribution pattern With dispersed distribution, more grouped in a linear shape along the Black Sea coast (where it breeds mainly in the coastal...

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Yellow-billed Chough

Yellow-billed Chough

(Pyrrhocorax graculus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 500 – 2 500 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution, concentrated on the high rocky parts of Central and Western Stara Planina, Rila,...

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Goldcrest

Goldcrest

(Regulus regulus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 80 000 - 150 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, covering the coniferous belt of the high mountains of the Rila-Rhodope Massif, Vitosha, Western and...

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Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

(Motacilla flava)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 100 000 - 500 000 pairs Distribution pattern With ubiquitous distribution over most of the country, covering its plains, some open areas and valleys in the foothills and...

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Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer

(Emberiza citrinella)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 50 000 - 80 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution, more consistent in the forested mountains and in some forested areas in Northern...

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European Pied Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher

(Ficedula hypoleuca)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 0 - 5 pairs Distribution pattern Registered as nesting species in the past. Currently, the border of the breeding area of the species is located north of...

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Sombre Tit

Sombre Tit

(Parus lugubris)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 10 000 - 20 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution mainly in low mountains and foothills, more dense distribution in the Eastern Stara...

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Squacco Heron

Squacco Heron

(Ardeola ralloides)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 87-417 pairs (2007: 300–650 pairs) Distribution pattern Relatively rare breeding species with a small population. Dispersed and grouped along the Danube bank, the...

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