Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

European Robin

(Erithacus rubecula)

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

Population size: 1 000 000 – 1 500 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

Distributed in most of the country, more densely in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas, and patchy – in the forested plains. Not found in some treeless plains with a predominance of agricultural crops in the Danubian Plain, the Thracian Plain, Dobrudzha, etc.

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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

Breeds in dense and wet broad-leaved deciduous forests, mixed forests, coniferous forests and alluvial and riverine forests and brush with abundant undergrowth. Secondary habitats are some more densely overgrown with shrub and tree vegetation public parks and gardens, as well as other similar areas in towns, villages and industrial zones.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed