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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1990-2006	800-1,200 individuals	C2, C6
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1990-2006	200-300 individuals	C1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	winter	1990-2006	410-520 individuals	C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1990-2006	320-460 individuals	C2, C6
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	1990-2006	120-180 individuals	C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1990-2006	12,000-15,000 individuals	C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1990-2006	8,700-9,500 individuals	C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1990-2006	1,500-4,000 individuals	C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	winter	1990-2006	1,200-2,000 individuals	C3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1990-2006	2,000-20,000 individuals	C3
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1990-2006	25,000-40,000 individuals	C3
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	passage	1990-2006	10,000-17,000 individuals	C2, C6
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1990-2006	70-120 individuals	C1, C2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1990-2006	10,000-27,000 individuals	C3
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	passage	1990-2006	700-1,200 individuals	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	1990-2006	10,000-12,000 individuals	C2
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage	1990-2006	40-90 individuals	C2, C6
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage	1990-2006	20,000-50,000 individuals	C3
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage	1990-2006	1,200-1,400 individuals	C2, C6
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	passage	1990-2006	8,000-14,000 individuals	C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	1990-2006	300-500 individuals	C2, C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage	1990-2006	120-140 individuals	C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,300-2,500 individuals	C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,000-4,000 individuals	C2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	passage	1990-2006	320-350 individuals	C2, C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	passage	1990-2006	5,200-6,000 individuals	C2, C6
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	passage	1990-2006	12,000-20,000 individuals	C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-2006	110,000-250,000 individuals	C4

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zona marină de la Capul Tuzla	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,947	protected area overlaps with site	719
Vama Veche - 2 Mai	Rezervatie stiintifica	7,308	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vama Veche - 2 Mai	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12,311	protected area overlaps with site	1,771
Plaja submersă Eforie Nord - Eforie Sud	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,717	protected area overlaps with site	141
Mlaștina Hergheliei - Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	232	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Marea Neagră	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	149,144	protected area contains site	142,955
Lacul Techirghiol	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,951	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lacul Siutghiol	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,859	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Izvoarele sulfuroase submarine de la Mangalia	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,785	protected area overlaps with site	362
Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	508,302	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Delta Dunării - zona marină	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	336,200	protected area overlaps with site	114,150
Delta Dunării	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	453,646	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	442,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Danube Delta	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	312,440	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Danube Delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	647,000	protected area overlaps with site	5,000
Costinesti - 23 August	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,884	protected area overlaps with site	0
Complexul Sacalin Zătoane	Rezervatie naturala	19,054	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Complexul Periteașca - Leahova	Nature reserve	4,155	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cap Aurora	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13,592	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Black Sea. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2022.