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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	66-90 breeding pairs	C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	10-13 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	9-11 breeding pairs	C6
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1990-2006	30-40 individuals	C1, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	1990-2006	80-100 individuals	C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1990-2006	15-18 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1990-2006	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	40-44 breeding pairs	C1
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	120 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1990-2006	13-21 breeding pairs	C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	1990-2006	200-300 individuals	C1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1990-2006	1 breeding pairs	C1
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1990-2006	210-220 breeding pairs	C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	breeding	1990-2006	600-700 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1990-2006	120-140 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1990-2006	1,300-2,000 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)
Pădurea Hagieni - Cotul Văii	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,680	protected area overlaps with site	1,289
Pădurea Hagieni	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,415	protected area overlaps with site	418
Pădurea Hagieni	Rezervatie naturala	470	protected area contained by site	0
Hagieni R	Nature Reserve	393	protected area contained by site	393

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Shrubland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hagieni forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hagieni-forest-iba-romania on 28/09/2023.