Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

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Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

(Alcedo atthis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 1 000 – 2 000 pairs Distribution pattern With grouped and linear distribution, close to the river network (the middle and lower reaches) and to other wetlands in the plains...

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Common Moorhen

Common Moorhen

(Gallinula chloropus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 5 000-12 000 pairs Distribution pattern With uneven patchy distribution in the plains and lowlands of the whole country, most widespread along the Danube River and in...

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Cirl Bunting

Cirl Bunting

(Emberiza cirlus)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 50 000 - 70 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution in the lower parts of the whole country, more consistent in southern Bulgaria and along...

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Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Eurasian Green Woodpecker

(Picus viridis)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 10 000 - 30 000 pairs Distribution pattern With almost ubiquitous distribution throughout the country without the highest parts of the mountains, some areas in Dobrudzha, the...

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Barn Owl

Barn Owl

(Tyto alba)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 500 – 1 000 pairs Distribution pattern With patchy and dispersed distribution throughout the country, more dense in the open plains and hilly areas of South-eastern Bulgaria, at...

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European Greenfinch

European Greenfinch

(Chloris chloris)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 200 000 - 400 000 pairs Distribution pattern With almost ubiquitous distribution throughout the country except for the alpine areas of the mountains and isolated areas in...

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Mallard

Mallard

(Anas platyrhynchos)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2 500 – 6 000 pairs Distribution pattern The most common breeding duck species, with dense or more dispersed distribution all over the country with the exception of the...

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Common Teal

Common Teal

(Anas crecca)Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) - Least Concern Population size: 2020: 0-6 pairs (2007: 2-15 pairs) Distribution pattern With isolated single breeding habitats in neighbouring squares, mainly along the Danube River, the Black Sea Coast and...

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