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Alceului valley


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding (1990–2006) 10–15 breeding pairs C1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alceului valley (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alceului-valley-iba-romania on 15/01/2025.