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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
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1990-2006	50-70 individuals	C1, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	1990-2006	200-300 individuals	C1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1990-2006	2 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	breeding	1990-2006	200-300 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1990-2006	100-150 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka	LC	breeding	1990-2006	16-20 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1990-2006	1,200 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)
Deniz Tepe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,897	protected area overlaps with site	1,889
Deniz Tepe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	414	protected area contained by site	425
Dealul Deniz Tepe	Nature reserve	303	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Denis Tepe. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/denis-tepe-iba-romania on 30/11/2023.