Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | winter | 1990-2006 | 1-4 individuals | C1 |
Mute Swan Cygnus olor | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 3,600-5,300 individuals | C3 |
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 340-1,270 individuals | C2, C6 |
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | winter | 1990-2006 | 7,000-24,000 individuals | C1, C2, C6 |
Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 6,500-15,000 individuals | C3 |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 12,000-100,000 individuals | C3 |
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | winter | 1990-2006 | 10-30 individuals | C1, C6 |
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 410-520 individuals | C3 |
Smew Mergellus albellus | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 2,100-3,800 individuals | C2, C6 |
Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 120-180 individuals | C3 |
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 800-1,200 individuals | C3 |
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 540-2,470 individuals | C3 |
Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | winter | 1990-2006 | 24,000-38,000 individuals | C3 |
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding | 1990-2006 | 3,800-4,200 breeding pairs | C1, C2, C6 |
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 6,300-7,450 individuals | C3 |
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 5,500-6,000 individuals | C3 |
Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 1,200-5,500 individuals | C3 |
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 6,500-8,000 individuals | C3 |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 23,500-82,000 individuals | C3 |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 9,000-20,000 individuals | C3 |
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 300-400 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 2,000-3,000 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Common Coot Fulica atra | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 22,000-34,000 individuals | C3 |
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | passage | 1990-2006 | 20-1,000 individuals | C2, C6 |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 80-90 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 360-440 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 2,000-3,200 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 1,550-1,650 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 3,000-3,500 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 2,660-3,200 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 2,000-2,400 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 230-450 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 320-360 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 620-870 individuals | C2 |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 1,700-2,500 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | breeding | 1990-2006 | 320-410 breeding pairs | C1, C2, C6 |
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 3,560-4,160 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 8,700-9,500 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 4,000-6,500 individuals | C2, C6 |
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 4,000-6,500 individuals | C2 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 3,000-7,000 individuals | C3 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 21,000-28,000 individuals | C3 |
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 44-60 breeding pairs | C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 220-280 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 800-1,200 individuals | C2 |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 220-370 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 1,400-2,200 individuals | C2 |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 120-300 individuals | C6 |
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 12-89 individuals | C6 |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 90-120 breeding pairs | C6 |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 450-520 individuals | C2 |
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris | CR | passage | 1990-2006 | 1-3 individuals | C1 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage | 1990-2006 | 3,000-6,000 individuals | C3 |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | passage | 1990-2006 | 10,000-15,000 individuals | C1, C3 |
Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 13,000-18,000 individuals | C6 |
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 700-950 individuals | C3 |
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | NT | passage | 1990-2006 | 8,000-9,000 individuals | C3 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 10,000-17,000 individuals | C3 |
Little Stint Calidris minuta | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 4,000-8,000 individuals | C3 |
Great Snipe Gallinago media | NT | passage | 1990-2006 | 20-80 individuals | C6 |
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 700-1,200 individuals | C6 |
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 750-1,200 individuals | C3 |
Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 3,500-12,000 individuals | C3 |
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 600-700 individuals | C3 |
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 420-540 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 10,000-12,000 individuals | C2 |
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 20-70 individuals | C6 |
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 20,000-50,000 individuals | C3 |
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 220-360 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 9,000-12,000 individuals | C3 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 160-220 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 120-140 individuals | C2, C6 |
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 2,300-2,500 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 20-80 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 1,800-2,300 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 320-350 individuals | C2, C6 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 20-60 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | passage | 1990-2006 | 1,200-3,000 individuals | C2, C6 |
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 12-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | winter | 1990-2006 | 8-14 individuals | C1, C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 300-400 breeding pairs | C6 |
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 2-3 breeding pairs | C6 |
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 26-28 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 1990-2006 | 6-7 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 360-420 breeding pairs | C1, C6 |
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 1,500-1,700 breeding pairs | C6 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 1-3 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | VU | breeding | 1990-2006 | 220-340 breeding pairs | C1, C2, C6 |
Merlin Falco columbarius | LC | winter | 1990-2006 | 20-60 individuals | C6 |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 1990-2006 | 1-2 breeding pairs | C1, C6 |
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 10,000-12,000 breeding pairs | C6 |
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka | LC | breeding | 1990-2006 | 12-24 breeding pairs | C6 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1990-2006 | 470,000-950,000 individuals | C4 |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
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Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Sărăturile Murighiol | Nature reserve | 101 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Roșca - Buhaiova | Rezervatie naturala | 9,299 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Podișul Nord Dobrogean | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 84,875 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Parcul Natural Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior | Parc natural | 8,108 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Pădurea Letea | Rezervatie naturala | 2,447 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Pădurea Caraorman | Rezervatie naturala | 2,257 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Marea Neagră | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 149,144 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Măcin - Niculițel | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 67,309 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lunca Prutului - Vlădești - Frumușița | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 14,601 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lunca Joasă a Prutului | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,753 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lacul Rotundu | Nature reserve | 249 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Lacul Potcoava | Rezervatie naturala | 728 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Lacul Nebunu | Nature reserve | 136 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Lacul Brateș | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 15,879 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lacul Belciug | Nature reserve | 112 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Lacul Beibugeac | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 469 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Insulele Prundu cu Păsări | Rezervatie stiintifica | 186 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Insula Popina | Rezervatie naturala | 89 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Insula Ceaplace | Rezervatie stiintifica | 118 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Grindul și Lacul Răducu | Rezervatie naturala | 2,712 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Grindul Lupilor | Rezervatie naturala | 2,145 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Grindul Chituc | Rezervatie naturala | 2,494 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Enisala | Nature reserve | 62 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 508,302 | is identical to site | 511,921 |
Delta Dunării - zona marină | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 336,200 | protected area overlaps with site | 6,408 |
Delta Dunării | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 453,646 | protected area contained by site | 450,542 |
Dealurile Beștepe | Nature reserve | 348 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Danube Delta | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 580,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Danube Delta | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 312,440 | protected area contained by site | 315,131 |
Danube Delta | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 647,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Corbu - Nuntași - Histria | Nature reserve | 1,803 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Complexul Vătafu - Lunguleț | Rezervatie naturala | 1,568 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Complexul Sacalin Zătoane | Rezervatie naturala | 19,054 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Complexul Periteașca - Leahova | Nature reserve | 4,155 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Cetatea Histria | Rezervatie naturala | 433 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Capul Doloșman | Rezervatie naturala | 103 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Călugăru - Iancina | Nature reserve | 137 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Beștepe - Mahmudia | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,654 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Arinișul Erenciuc | Nature reserve | 30 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Danube Delta. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/24400 on 30/05/2023.