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Barcă river flood-plain


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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding 1990-2006 28-31 breeding pairs C1, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2007 Lunca Barcăului Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 95


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barcă river flood-plain (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barcă-river-flood-plain-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.