Data Zone
Country/territory: Romania
IBA criteria met: C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 27,482 hectares (274.82 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A natural lake situated near to the Danube river, and supplied by the Desnatui and Baboia rivers. There is limited aquatic vegetation; mudflats occur in neighbouring marshy areas. The lake is managed for pisciculture.
Key biodiversity
This is an important breeding and stop-over site for large numbers of waterbirds; also utilized by non-breeding waterbirds as a feeding area. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Branta ruficollis (2-20 wintering birds), Aythya nyroca (10-15 passage birds) and Haliaeetus albicilla (1-2 passage birds).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bistreţ (Romania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bistreţ-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.