Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2016 | very high | not assessed | low |
Was the whole site covered? | No | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | |||
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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 |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap 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 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Stepa Saraiu - Horea. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 19/08/2022.