Pozharevo Island (431)
Bulgaria, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2005
National site name: Ostrov Pozharevo
Central coordinates: Latitude: 44.0638, Longitude: 26.6978
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 12 to 95
Area of KBA (km2): 9.75746
Protected area coverage (%): 99.56
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An island located between kilometres 424-423 in the River Danube, covered by seasonally flooded forest of Salix and Populus. There are sandbars near the banks. Human activities include hunting during the winter.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: The island is important for its breeding colonies of Phalacrocorax pygmeus, Nycticorax nycticorax and Ardeola ralloides, and for the large numbers of some wintering waterbirds, notably of the globally threatened Pelecanus crispus and Branta ruficollis. Significant proportion (³1%) of national population breeding at site: Platalea leucorodia (1-2 pairs).
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture (2%) | hunting (98%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 98 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 2 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The main problem is disturbance of nesting birds by bird- ringers.