Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

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Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

(Oenanthe oenanthe)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 20 000 – 60 000 pairs Distribution pattern With widespread distribution almost throughout the territory of the country, more densely in Eastern and Southern Bulgaria,...

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Northern Goshawk

Northern Goshawk

(Accipiter gentilis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 800 – 1 200 pairs Distribution pattern Widely distributed with dispersed isolated breeding habitats, more grouped mainly in the forested mountainous and semi-mountainous...

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Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

(Spatula clypeata) (Anas clypeata)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 3-26 pairs (2007: 12-25 pairs) Distribution pattern A rare breeding species with a small population. Dispersed at isolated breeding localities,...

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Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

(Vanellus vanellus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Near threatened Population size: 2020: 700 – 1 600 pairs (2007: 1 000 – 1 700 pairs) Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in the lowlands of the country, most compact - in the...

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Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

(Anas acuta)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 0-5 pairs (2007: 0-5 pairs) Distribution pattern Single isolated breeding sites along the Black Sea coast (Atanasovsko Lake), the Danube River (near Vidin), near the...

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