Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

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 coast. It was also registered during the breeding season, but its nesting on the Black Sea coast has not yet been proven.

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Breeding distribution 2013 – 2020 – The distribution and the estimation of the population size of the species for the period 2013 – 2020 is presented –

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

The species has been observed most often near steep rocky (sea) shores, inland cliffs, and exposed rocks, usually in or near river valleys.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed