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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Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | passage | 1990-2006 | 2,000 individuals | C1, C2, C6 |
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 60-80 breeding pairs | C6 |
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 120 individuals | C6 |
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 12-18 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding | 1990-2006 | 2 breeding pairs | C1, C6 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | passage | 1990-2006 | 10 individuals | C1 |
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | passage | 1990-2006 | 60-70 individuals | C1, C6 |
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 1-2 breeding pairs | C6 |
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 7-12 breeding pairs | C6 |
Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 1990-2006 | 5-6 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 70-80 breeding pairs | C1 |
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | VU | breeding | 1990-2006 | 17-23 breeding pairs | C1 |
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | VU | passage | 1990-2006 | 200-300 individuals | C1 |
Merlin Falco columbarius | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 12-15 individuals | C6 |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 1990-2006 | 3 breeding pairs | C1, C6 |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | passage | 1990-2006 | 10 individuals | C1 |
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 120-130 breeding pairs | C6 |
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 1,200-2,000 breeding pairs | C6 |
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 300-400 breeding pairs | C6 |
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 70-80 breeding pairs | C6 |
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 2,000-5,000 breeding pairs | C6 |
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 300-400 breeding pairs | C6 |
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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Recifii Jurasici Cheia | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,654 | protected area overlaps with site | 5,134 |
Recifii Jurasici Cheia | Rezervatie naturala | 385 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Peștera La Adam | Monument al naturii | 36 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Peștera Gura Dobrogei | Monument al naturii | 37 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Gura Dobrogei | Nature reserve | 238 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Cheile Dobrogei | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 10,917 | protected area overlaps with site | 10,351 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dobrogei gorge. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dobrogei-gorge-iba-romania on 25/09/2023.