Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

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Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

(Falco peregrinus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 120 - 160 pairs Distribution pattern With dispersed breeding sites, more often grouped in neighbouring squares in mountainous and semi-mountainous regions - mainly in the...

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Alpine Accentor

Alpine Accentor

(Prunella collaris)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 3 500 – 4 500 pairs Distribution pattern With quite limited patchy distribution, covering the zone above the tree line in the mountains Rila, Pirin, Vitosha, Central and...

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Common Quail

Common Quail

(Coturnix coturnix)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 15 000 - 35 000 calling males Distribution pattern Widespread in the plains and semi-mountainous parts of the country close to grain crops and meadows, as well as at some...

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Rook

Rook

(Corvus frugilegus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 15 000 - 25 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in the plains mainly in Northern Bulgaria, more densely in areas in the Danubian Plain,...

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Semicollared Flycatcher

Semicollared Flycatcher

(Ficedula semitorquata)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 500 – 3 500 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution, denser in Eastern and Central Stara Planina, the forested areas around Varna and in...

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Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

(Passer montanus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 500 000 - 800 000 pairs Distribution pattern With consistent distribution over almost the entire territory of the country with the exception of the highest parts of the...

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Common Grasshopper Warbler

Common Grasshopper Warbler

(Locustella naevia)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 0 - 5 pairs Distribution pattern With dispersed distribution mainly along the Danube River (the Belene Lowland, the region of the Srebarna Lake, the Kalimok fishponds)...

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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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Song Thrush

Song Thrush

(Turdus philomelos)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 200 000 – 600 000 pairs Distribution pattern Distributed in most of the country, more densely in mountainous and semi-mountainous forest areas. Not so compact in the...

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Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

(Motacilla cinerea)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 20 000 - 30 000 pairs Distribution pattern Distributed throughout the territory of almost all mountains, including in their lower parts (Eastern Rhodopes, Eastern Stara...

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Tengmalm`s Owl

Tengmalm`s Owl

(Aegolius funereus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 600 - 900 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, concentrated in the higher parts of Rila, Pirin, Vitosha, Western and Central Stara Planina, Western...

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Eurasian Hoopoe

Eurasian Hoopoe

(Upupa epops)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 8 000 – 15 000 pairs Distribution pattern With almost ubiquitous distribution throughout the country except for middle and high parts of the mountains.Breeding distribution...

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Rock Partridge

Rock Partridge

(Alectoris graeca)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 800 – 1 500 pairs Distribution pattern Patchy in all high mountains - Western and Central Stara Planina, Rila, Pirin, part of the Western Rhodopes, Vitosha, Osogovska and...

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Tawny Pipit

Tawny Pipit

 (Anthus campestris)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 200 – 3 500 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in plains, hilly and low mountain areas throughout the country, more consistent in its...

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Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

(Alauda arvensis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 800 000 - 2 500 000 pairs Distribution pattern Widespread in open terrains throughout the country without mountainous areas and areas with extensive and dense forests....

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Pallid Swift

Pallid Swift

(Apus pallidus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2 000 – 4 000 pairs Distribution pattern Mainly in Southern Bulgaria, densely covering the Rila – Rhodopes Massif, Vitosha, Sofia and Central Stara Planina, and dispersed in...

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Purple Heron

Purple Heron

(Ardea purpurea)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 64-136 pairs (2007: 150-250 pairs) Distribution pattern A relatively rare breeding migratory species with a small population. It nests alone or in small colonies -...

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Pied Avocet

Pied Avocet

(Recurvirostra avosetta)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 250 - 800 pairs (2007: 250 - 790 pairs) Distribution pattern A small number of dispersed breeding sites, more compact in the region of the Burgas Wetlands...

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Pygmy Cormorant

Pygmy Cormorant

(Microcarbo pygmaeus) (Phalacrocorax pygmeus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 240- 945 pairs (2007: 350–500 pairs) Distribution pattern Colonial breeding species found in only 11 colonies. The breeding areas are...

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Paddyfield Warbler

Paddyfield Warbler

(Acrocephalus agricola)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 82-153 pairs (2007: 50-80 pairs) Distribution pattern With very limited distribution, mainly in the Durankulak and the Shabla lakes (with Shabla Tuzla) and with...

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Rufous-tailed Rock-thrus

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrus

(Monticola saxatilis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 278 - 590 pairs (2007: 1 200 – 2 500 pairs) Distribution pattern Species with a small population and with limited uneven distribution (Stoynov, Mitev, 2007;...

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Pied Wheatear

Pied Wheatear

(Oenanthe pleschanka)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 186-334 pairs (2007: 350 – 500 pairs) Distribution pattern With compact and in some parts interrupted distribution breeding regularly along the coastal strip of...

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