Data Zone
Country/territory: Romania
IBA criteria met: C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 142,955 hectares (1,429.55 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site includes the narrow sand beach of Chituc and associated coastal waters; there is very little tidal fluctuation. There are only two temporary fishing settlements along a 22 km stretch of coastline.
Key biodiversity
An important area for wintering wildfowl, holding 20,000 or more on a regular basis. Wintering species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca, Oxyura leucocephala and Haliaeetus albicilla.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Black Sea (Romania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/black-sea-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.