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Ceahlă Mountains


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus LC breeding (1990–2006) 40–60 birds C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC breeding (1990–2006) 12–15 pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC breeding (1990–2006) 55–65 pairs C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus LC breeding (1990–2006) 30–40 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1940 Polița cu Crini Rezervatie naturala (IV) 2
1954 Parcul Național Ceahlău Parc national (II) 42
1971 Cascada Duruitoarea Rezervatie naturala (IV) <1
2005 Secu Nature reserve (IV) 4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ceahlă Mountains (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ceahlă-mountains-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.