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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1990-2006	100-120 individuals	C2
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1990-2006	600-700 individuals	C1, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,000 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-2006	6,000-8,400 individuals	C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1990-2006	2-20 individuals	C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	35-50 breeding pairs	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1990-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-2006	24-30 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-2006	60 individuals	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1990-2006	3,000-7,000 individuals	C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1990-2006	120 individuals	C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1990-2006	150-400 individuals	C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1990-2006	400-600 individuals	C1
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	breeding	1990-2006	90-110 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-2006	25,000-28,000 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)
Lacul Strachina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,016	protected area overlaps with site	1,065

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
not utilised	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Strachina. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.