Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

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Syrian Woodpecker

Syrian Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos syriacus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 14 000 - 25 000 pairs Distribution pattern Almost ubiquitous distribution, except in the middle and high parts of the mountains and some fully forested hilly and...

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Eurasian Hobby

Eurasian Hobby

(Falco subbuteo)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 600 - 1200 pairs Distribution pattern Dispersed over the whole territory of the country in both plains and in higher parts of the mountains. More dense distribution along...

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Subalpine Warbler

Subalpine Warbler

(Sylvia cantillans)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 3000-8000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, densely covering the Eastern Rhodopes and the area of the valleys of the rivers Struma and Mesta with the...

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Stock Dove

Stock Dove

(Columba oenas)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 150 - 350 pairs Distribution pattern Patchy distribution in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas with old forests – Strandzha, Stara Planina, Rila, Pirin, and the Western...

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Stone Curlew

Stone Curlew

(Burchinus oedicnemus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 160 - 360 pairs Distribution pattern With fragmented patchy distribution, covering mainly Eastern Bulgaria - the coastal part of Dobrudzha and the Southern part of the...

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Savi’s Warbler

Savi’s Warbler

(Locustella luscinioides)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 300 - 500 pairs Distribution pattern With dispersed distribution in the lowlands of the whole country. More grouped in neighbouring squares in places along the...

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Little Crake

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...

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Common Snipe

Common Snipe

(Gallinago gallinago)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2 - 10 pairs Distribution pattern Isolated single localities, mainly in the Thracian Plain, the Sofia Field, along the Danube River, around Burgas, in the area of the...

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Eleonora’s Falcon

Eleonora’s Falcon

(Falco eleonorae)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 0 pairs Distribution pattern Breeds in the Mediterranean coast, but stray birds are observed annually in our country, most often in Southern Bulgaria and on the Black Sea...

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Yelkouan Shearwater

Yelkouan Shearwater

(Puffinus yelkouan)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Vulnerable Population size: 0 – 10 pairs Distribution pattern No data about definite breeding of the species in Bulgaria in the last few decades. Breeds probably on rocky areas along the Black Sea...

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Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos medius)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 12 000 - 20 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in most of the country, more densely in the mountains, areas with lowland forests and...

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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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Spotted Nutcracker

Spotted Nutcracker

(Nucifraga caryocatactes)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 10 000 - 15 000 pairs Distribution pattern With limited patchy, dispersed distribution mainly in the coniferous belt in the mountains, and covering mainly Western...

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Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

(Garrulus glandarius)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 100 000-200 000 pairs Density pattern Uneven and relatively high distribution. In most of the occupied territory breed hundreds of pairs per square (in the mountains,...

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Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

(Tichodroma muraria)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 300 - 500 pairs Distribution pattern With limited patchy distribution close to rocky areas with specific exposure and microclimate, mainly in the higher rocky parts of...

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Rock Sparrow

Rock Sparrow

(Petronia petronia)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 150 - 300 pairs Distribution pattern With limited dispersed distribution. Breeds regularly in the southern parts of the Struma Valley and the neighbouring areas, north to...

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Eurasian Crag Martin

Eurasian Crag Martin

(Ptyonoprogne rupestris)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 10 000 - 15 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution, covering almost entirely all mountains. With dispersed breeding grounds also in...

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Syrian Woodpecker

Syrian Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos syriacus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 14 000 - 25 000 pairs Distribution pattern Almost ubiquitous distribution, except in the middle and high parts of the mountains and some fully forested hilly and...

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European Roller

European Roller

(Coracias garrulus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2 500 – 5 500 pairs Distribution pattern With almost dense distribution in the plains and some low mountainous areas of the country, especially along the Danube, in the...

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Blue Tit

Blue Tit

(Parus caeruleus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 350 000 - 650 000 pairs Distribution pattern With broad distribution, denser in the mountainous and semi-mountainous areas, more dispersed in the plains, where it is not...

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Dunnock

Dunnock

(Prunella modularis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 30 000 - 50 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution mainly in the higher parts of the mountains Rila, Pirin, Western Rhodopes, Western and Central Stara...

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Great Grey Shrike

Great Grey Shrike

(Lanius excubitor)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 0 - 5 pairs Distribution pattern In the last 20 years, there is no data for the species breeding in Bulgaria. In the past, single isolated localities were registered,...

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Corn Bunting

Corn Bunting

(Emberiza calandra)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 700 000 - 1 000 000 pairs Distribution pattern Everywhere in almost the entire country except for the higher parts of the mountains and the areas with dense...

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Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

(Muscicapa striata)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 10 000 - 15 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution, covering more consistently the Rila-Rhodope Massif (especially the Western Rhodopes),...

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Grey-headed Woodpecker

Grey-headed Woodpecker

(Picus canus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 500 – 2 800 pairs Distribution pattern Patchy distribution on the territory of the whole country, covering more consistently Strandzha, Eastern and Western Stara Planina,...

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Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 400 000 - 800 000 pairs Distribution pattern With widespread almost dense distribution throughout the country, except for some highland forest areas and places without...

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Thrush Nightingale

Thrush Nightingale

(Luscinia luscinia)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 10 – 50 pairs Distribution pattern With dispersed distribution, mainly in the northeastern part of the country. The established breeding sites are more concentrated...

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Common Magpie

Common Magpie

(Pica pica)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 200 000 - 300 000 pairs Distribution pattern Distributed in natural and anthropogenic habitats in most of the country except for the mountainous and some other areas with dense...

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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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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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Sardinian Warbler

Sardinian Warbler

(Sylvia melanocephala)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 800 – 1 200 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, more compact in the Eastern Rhodopes and in the valleys of the rivers Struma and Mesta with the...

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Short-toed Lark

Short-toed Lark

(Calandrella brachydactyla)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 200 – 3 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in plains and low hilly areas throughout the country, mainly in Sakar, Kraimorska...

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Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler

(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 500 – 1 500 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in the lowlands of the country - grouped in neighbouring squares along the Danube...

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Spanish Sparrow

Spanish Sparrow

(Passer hispaniolensis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 200 000-500 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in the plains and low - mountain parts of the whole country, more consistently in...

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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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Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

(Porzana porzana)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 100 - 400 pairs Distribution pattern Dispersed in the lowland areas throughout the country, mainly along the Black Sea coast, in the Sofia Field, and the former Straldzha...

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Sand Martin

Sand Martin

(Riparia riparia)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 20 000 - 50 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy (especially in the Thracian Plain, the Sofia Field, around Varna) and dispersed distribution. In some areas the...

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Cetti’s Warbler

Cetti’s Warbler

(Cettia cetti)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 350 – 750 pairs Distribution pattern With limited patchy distribution, mainly along the Southern Black Sea coast, in the southern part of the Struma River Valley and the...

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Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

(Aquila chrysaetos)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 150–170 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy distribution, predominantly in the higher mountain areas (mainly in the Central and the Western Stara Planina, Rila, Pirin,...

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Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

(Asio flammeus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 5 - 10 pairs Distribution pattern Isolated single localities are known in the Thracian Plain, in South-eastern Bulgaria and in the Danube plain. Probably more breeding sites...

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Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull

(Larus genei)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 0-6 pairs (2007: 0-2 pairs) Distribution pattern With two breeding sites near the Black Sea, in the hypersaline Atanasovsko and Pomorie Lakes, where the species remain...

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European Shag

European Shag

(Gulosus aristotelis) (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 188-392 pairs (2007: 180–250 pairs)  Distribution pattern Breeds in dispersed colonies in the Northern part of the Black...

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Grey Heron

Grey Heron

(Ardea cinerea)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 774 – 1 350 pairs (2007: 1 000 – 1 400 pairs) Distribution pattern In single or mixed colonies dispersed throughout the country, mainly along the Danube River and the...

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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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Short-toed Snake-eagle

Short-toed Snake-eagle

(Circaetus gallicus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 204 - 478 pairs (2007: 270 - 320 pairs) Distribution pattern Dispersed and grouped throughout the country, more consistently in the open, dry and abundant in...

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Saker falcon

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...

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Greylag Goose

Greylag Goose

(Anser anser)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 14-27 pairs (2007: 5-15 pairs) Distribution pattern Extremely rare nesting species with a small population. With very limited distribution, in some places along the...

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Gadwall

Gadwall

(Mareca strepera) (Anas strepera)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 69-141 pairs (2007: 70-120 pairs) Distribution pattern Species with a small population and with dispersed breeding sites, grouped in neighbouring...

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Blue Rock-thrush

Blue Rock-thrush

(Monticola solitarius)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 67-132 pairs (2007: 250–450 pairs) Distribution pattern A rare breeding species with a small population found only in 27 squares 10X10 km during the reported...

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Western Rock-nuthatch

Western Rock-nuthatch

(Sitta neumayer)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 93-185 pairs (2007: 200-500 pairs) Distribution pattern With limited patchy distribution. Higher population density of the species is found in the valleys of the...

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Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

(Haematopus ostralegus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Near threatened Population size: 2020: 39 -94 pairs (2007: 30-50 pairs) Distribution pattern The breeding sites are in four isolated areas: on islands in the middle and lower currents of the...

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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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Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

(Thalasseus sandvicensis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 1 300 -2 400 pairs (2007: 300 – 1 300 pairs) Distribution pattern Numerous species, but with strongly localized distribution. Inhabits mainly coastal...

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