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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1990-2006	60-70 individuals	C1, C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	20-24 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	10-20 breeding pairs	C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1990-2006	24-40 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	winter	1990-2006	12-15 individuals	C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	1990-2006	1-2 individuals	C1
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	breeding	1990-2006	1,200-1,400 breeding pairs	C6
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1990-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1990-2006	1,000-1,200 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	0	0	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Falco vespertinus	Red-footed Falcon	12	10	breeding pairs	84	near favourable
Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	2	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Stepa Saraiu - Horea	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,127	protected area overlaps with site	3,908
Dunărea Veche - Brațul Măcin	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19,012	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Stepa Saraiu - Horea. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/08/2022.