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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
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.

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)
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)
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Comana. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 12/08/2022.