The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 150-200 breeding pairs | C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 22-36 breeding pairs | C6 |
Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 5,000-8,000 individuals | C6 |
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 4,000-6,000 individuals | C6 |
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 400-450 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 30-40 breeding pairs | C1 |
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 100-140 breeding pairs | C6 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1990-2006 | 20,000 individuals | C4 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Maglavit | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,642 | protected area contains site | 3,441 |
Dunărea la Gârla Mare - Maglavit | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 9,488 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maglavit. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maglavit-iba-romania on 27/09/2023.