Zlatozar Boev

(Professor DSc)

phone: (+359 87) 8668880; e-mail:

Born: 20 October 1955, Sofia.
Education: Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (1980).
Speciality: zoology.

Research interests

Palaeornithology; archaeornithology; evolution of birds and palaeoavifaunas; bone and external morphology of birds; disappearance and extinction of avian taxa; history of zoology, ornithology, palaeontology and natural science collections.

list of avian taxa described by Zlatozar Boev [*.PDF]

Current projects

Late Miocene avifauna of Stanyantsi, NW Bulgaria (2026—2027)

Late Chalcolithic avifauna of Sozopol, SE Bulgaria (2026—2027)

Terminologia ornithologica bulgarica. Part II. Morphologia (2025—2026)

The importance of political, economic, and cultural factors in solving fundamental ornithological problems (A case study for Bulgaria) (2025—2026)

Most recent publications

Boev, Z., 2026. Past Distribution of Bustards (Otidiformes Wagler, 1830) in Bulgaria. — Birds 2026, 7 (2), 24: 1—14. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds7020024 [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2026. Nikolay Boev and Nature Conservation in Bulgaria. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv. 11: 1—15. Online First https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.6 [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2026. Knud Andersen’s Contribution to the Study of the World’s Chiropterofauna. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 78 (1):81—83. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb78.1.002967 [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2026. History of the Red Data Book of Bulgaria. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: [1—13]. Online First. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.4 [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2026. Biobibliography of the prominent Bulgarian ornithologist, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bozhidar Ivanov on the occasion of his 80th anniversary. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: 1—19 Online First. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.3 [PDF]

Baumgart, W., Boev, Z., 2026. The importance of political, economic, and cultural factors in explaining fundamental ornithological problems. (A case study for Bulgaria). Part III. Sparrows (Passer spp.). — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: 1—12, Online First. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.1 [PDF]

Боев, З., Спасов, Н., 2026. Формиране на съвременната сухоземна фауна. — В: Железов, Г., Илиева, Н., Недков, Ст., Милошев, Н., Гаджев, Г. (отг. ред.). География на България. Т. 1. Физическа география. Геоинформационни технологии. Ч. 2. Издателство на БАН „Проф. Марин Дринов“, София. ISBN 978-619-245-570-5, 101—109. [PDF]

Боев, З., Попов, А., Стоев, П., 2026. Националният природонаучен музей при Българската академия на науките в периода 2005-2011 г. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: 1—27. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.2 [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Тънкоклюният свирец — поредният жител на планетата, който я напусна. — Лов и риболов, 3: 62—64. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Таралежът — бодлив, но беззащитен. — Лов и риболов, 6: 56—58. [PDF]

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