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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Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 20-24 breeding pairs | C6 |
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | passage | 1990-2006 | 60-70 individuals | C1, 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 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2016 | not assessed | very high | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | unset | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population 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 |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | 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 |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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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 |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other 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 |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stepa Saraiu - Horea. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stepa-saraiu--horea-iba-romania on 25/09/2023.