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Yelkouan Shearwater

(Puffinus yelkouan)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Vulnerable

Population size: 0 – 10 pairs

Distribution pattern

No data about definite breeding of the species in Bulgaria in the last few decades. Breeds probably on rocky areas along the Black Sea coast in both the northern and in the southern parts (especially between the Cape Emine and Cape Maslen Nos), including the islands.

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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

Believed to breed on sea cliffs and rocky shores, on islets, sea stacks; foraging habitat – marine communities.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed