RO085
Blahniţa


Country/territory: Romania

IBA criteria met: C1, C2, C3, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 45,286 ha

Romanian Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A natural wetland which has partially been converted into over 20 fish-ponds. Aquatic vegetation, including reedbeds (Phragmites), is abundant and covers approximately 60% of the site. Surrounding the ponds are sand-hills, uncultivated areas, a Robinia plantation and grassland.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding wetland species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (passage).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blahniţa. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blahniţa-iba-romania on 19/03/2024.