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Ural Owl

(Strix uralensis)

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

Population size: 20 – 60 pairs

Distribution pattern

Concentrated in the beech belt of Central Stara Planina and the neighbouring parts of Sashtinska Sredna Gora. It is also found in Western Stara Planina, in the Vrachanski Balkan and in Western Rhodopes, where unknown breeding sites probably exist.

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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 centuries-old broad-leaved deciduous forests (mainly of Fagus sylvatica) or mixed forests (especially of Fagus sylvatica and Abies Alba), less often in coniferous forests in higher parts of the mountains.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed