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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	24–30 breeding pairs	C1
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	12–13 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	12,000–14,000 breeding pairs	C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	favourable
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate manage­ment plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the popul­ations of qualify­ing bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Cheile Dopca	Monument al naturii (III)	3
1979	Microcanionul în bazalt de la Hoghiz	Monument al naturii (III)	<1
1996	Coloanele de bazalt de la Piatra Cioplită	Monument al naturii (III)	<1
2000	Pădurea Bogății	Rezervatie naturala (IV)	10
2000	Peștera Bârlogul Ursului	Monument al naturii (III)	<1
2005	Peștera Comana	Scientific reserve (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bogata forest (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bogata-forest-iba-romania on 08/01/2025.