Levant Sparrow hawk

(Accipiter brevipes)

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

Population size: 200 – 340 pairs

Distribution pattern

Clearly shown affiliation towards river valleys determines its overall distribution. More compact distribution along the Danube River and along the valleys of its tributaries in the Danubian Plain, in Dobrudzha (mainly in the dry river valleys), along the valleys of the larger rivers in South Bulgaria (Maritsa, Tundzha, Struma, Arda and others), and along the Black Sea coast. The rest of the breeding sites are dispersed mainly in smaller valleys in plains and low mountains.

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 strips of trees, bushes, and patches of them, especially on the riverbanks with preserved tree vegetation, in broad-leaved deciduous forests (often on the slopes of the valleys), in alluvial and riverine forests and brush, rarely in public parks and large gardens. 

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed