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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Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding | 1990-2006 | 50-100 breeding pairs | C1, C6 |
Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 30-40 breeding pairs | C1 |
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 60-80 breeding pairs | C6 |
Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 100-120 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 150-200 individuals | C2 |
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 750-1,000 individuals | C2 |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 16-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 400-600 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 800-1,000 individuals | C2 |
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 40-50 breeding pairs | C6 |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 1,000-1,500 individuals | C2 |
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 500-800 individuals | C2 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 12-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 1,200-1,300 individuals | C2 |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 1,000-1,200 individuals | C2 |
Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 3,000-4,000 individuals | C6 |
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 800-1,000 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 6,000-8,000 individuals | C2 |
Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 2,000-3,000 individuals | C2 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 100-150 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 80-100 breeding pairs | C1 |
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 180-210 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | VU | passage | 1990-2006 | 100-200 individuals | C1 |
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 100-200 breeding pairs | C6 |
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 40-50 breeding pairs | C6 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1990-2006 | 20,000 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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Parcul Natural Comana | Parc natural | 25,104 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Pădurea Padina Tătarului | Rezervatie naturala | 233 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Pădurea Oloaga - Grădinari | Rezervatie naturala | 249 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Gradinari Wood | Nature Reserve | 245 | protected area overlaps with site | 80 |
Comana National Park | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 24,963 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Comana | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 24,982 | protected area overlaps with site | 20,306 |
Comana | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 26,579 | protected area overlaps with site | 20,306 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Comana. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 12/08/2022.