Eurasian Collared Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 90 000-200 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

Distributed throughout the country except for the middle and high parts of the mountains (Stara Planina, Rila, Pirin, Western Rhodopes, Sredna Gora, Slavyanka, Belasitsa, the Western frontier mountains), in areas without settlements and parts of the Eastern Rhodopes, where the species does not breed in spite of the existence of settlements.

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

Breeds exclusively in urban settlements: towns, villages and industrial zones, especially those in the plains with rich forested vegetation, often in public parks and gardens. As an exception, single pairs may breed incidentally also outside settlements (at roadside trees, groves, etc.).

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed