(Lanius minor)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 5 000 - 15 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in all lower and treeless areas, more densely populated in the northern and eastern part of...
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Little Crake
(Zapornia parva)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 100 - 300 pairs Distribution pattern With dispersed isolated breeding habitats, mainly along the Danube River and the Black Sea coast, as well as in the Sofia Field, but...
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dryobates minor)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 7 500 – 12 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution over most of the country, more consistently in Eastern Bulgaria (the Black Sea coast,...
Little Grebe
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 800 – 1900 pairs Distribution pattern Found in all lowland and mountainous areas in the country with small wetlands overgrown with higher aquatic vegetation. The...
Little Bittern
(Ixobrychus minutus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 500 – 4 500 pairs Distribution pattern With a wide and relatively dense distribution along the Danube River and in the Danubian Plain, the Thracian Plain, along the...
Lesser Whitethroat
(Sylvia curruca)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 10 000 - 30 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, but not everywhere in the country – without the high mountain treeless zone. More densely mainly, in the...
Marsh Tit
(Parus palustris)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 100 000 - 200 000 pairs Distribution pattern With a patchy distribution, covering more compactly the deciduous and mixed belt in most mountains (Rila-Rhodope Massif, Stara...
Common Coot
(Fulica atra)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 700-3 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution in the plains and lowlands of the country. More consistently distributed in the Danubian Plain (especially along...
Corncrake
(Crex crex)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 4 000 – 8 800 calling males Distribution pattern With patchy distribution mainly in Northern and in Western Bulgaria and with dispersed habitats in the Southern and the Eastern...
Levant Sparrow hawk
(Accipiter brevipes)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 200 – 340 pairs Distribution pattern Clearly shown affiliation towards river valleys determines its overall distribution. More compact distribution along the Danube...
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 –...
Lanner Falcon
(Falco biarmicus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2 - 3 pairs Distribution pattern In the last 10 years, the observations during the breeding season have been mainly in Southwestern Bulgaria and in Western frontier...
Long-eared Owl
(Asio otus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 3 000 – 5 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution covering the larger part of the territory of the country, mainly the hilly and low mountain areas....
Little owl
(Athene noctua)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 7 500 – 10 000 pairs Distribution pattern Widespread throughout the country with the exception of some predominantly forested or high mountain areas – especially in the...
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...
Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 200 - 1 800 pairs Distribution pattern With linear and patchy distribution in the plains and the low areas of mountains over the whole country, close to the river...
Lesser spotted eagle
(Clanga pomarina)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 600 - 700 pairs (2007: 350 – 450 pairs) Distribution pattern With an uneven patchy distribution, most of the breeding population (70%) is concentrated in the...
Little Egret
(Egretta garzetta)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 319 – 1 019 pairs (2007: 1 400 – 2 000 pairs) Distribution pattern Breeds on the islands in the Danube River and in different types of wetlands - lakes, swamps,...
Garganey
(Spatula querquedula) (Anas querquedula)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 51-168 pairs (2007: 150-350 pairs) Distribution pattern With relatively wide, dispersed and at some regions grouped distribution. Mainly along...
Eurasian Spoonbill
(Platalea leucorodia)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 84-168 pairs (2007: 80-150 pairs) Distribution pattern Dispersed breeding sites in mixed colonies with herons and cormorants along the Danube River and in the...
Saker falcon
(Falco cherrug)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Threatened Population size: 2020: 1-5 pairs (2007: 1-3 pairs) Distribution pattern Currently, a breeding locality is known in the Southern part in Central Bulgaria. In the past are known dispersed isolated...
Montagu’s Harrier
(Circus pygargus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 291-481 pairs (2007: 220-270 pairs) Distribution pattern Widespread and numerous breeding species in the Upper Thracian Plain. In the rest of the country very rare...
Lesser Kestrel
(Falco naumanni)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 24-27 pairs (2007: 20–40 pairs) Distribution pattern With two isolated localities - in Burgas and in the village of Levka, Svilengrad District. Until the end of the...
Little Tern
(Sternula albifrons)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 100 - 442 pairs (2007: 100 - 220 pairs) Distribution pattern Grouped mainly along the Black Sea coast (the Burgas wetlands). With unclear status on the Northern...
Long-legged Buzzard
(Buteo rufinus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 700 - 1000 pairs (2007: 650 – 750 pairs) Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution all over the country, mainly in the plains and low mountain...