Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

House Martin

(Delichon urbicum)

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

Population size: 600 000 – 1 000 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

Widespread throughout almost the entire territory of the country except for some mountainous areas without settlements and with a predominance of forests.

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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 mainly in towns, villages and industrial zones, favours tall large urban buildings with much space around them. Outside the settlements, it inhabits terrains with inland cliffs and exposed rocks; sometimes builds its nests around the entrances of caves, and rarely – on steep sea cliffs and rocky shores along the North Black Sea coast.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed