RO089
Olt valley


IBA Justification

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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor LC winter 1990-2006 450-700 individuals C3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter 1990-2006 240-310 individuals C2, C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter 1990-2006 20,000-30,000 individuals C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC winter 1990-2006 3,000-5,000 individuals C3
Smew Mergellus albellus LC winter 1990-2006 1,000-2,000 individuals C2, C6
Goosander Mergus merganser LC winter 1990-2006 80-200 individuals C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU winter 1990-2006 20,000-50,000 individuals C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding 1990-2006 30-50 breeding pairs C1
Common Coot Fulica atra LC winter 1990-2006 60,000-100,000 individuals C3
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC breeding 1990-2006 70-82 breeding pairs C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC winter 1990-2006 1,500-2,000 individuals C2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC winter 1990-2006 1,500-2,500 individuals C3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus LC breeding 1990-2006 30-60 breeding pairs C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1990-2006 20,000 individuals C4

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Valea Oltului Inferior Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 52,790 protected area overlaps with site 27,219
Valea Oltețului Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,568 protected area overlaps with site 166
Valea Oltețului Nature reserve 1,568 protected area overlaps with site 0
Râul Olt între Mărunței și Turnu Măgurele Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 12,217 protected area overlaps with site 0
Platforma Cotmeana Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 12,554 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Pădurea Reșca Hotărani Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,648 protected area contained by site 1,652
Pădurea Reșca Natural monument 51 protected area contained by site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Olt valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/olt-valley-iba-romania on 04/10/2023.