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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1990-2006	500-1,200 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-2006	5,000-15,000 individuals	C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	1990-2006	25-80 individuals	C2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	25-40 breeding pairs	C1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1990-2006	150-380 individuals	C1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-2006	90 individuals	C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1990-2006	150-360 individuals	C2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	70-90 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1990-2006	400-700 individuals	C2
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1990-2006	250-800 individuals	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,200-7,000 individuals	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1990-2006	800-1,400 individuals	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1990-2006	200-240 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	15-18 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2 breeding pairs	C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	1990-2006	4-8 individuals	C1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-2006	20,000 individuals	C4

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Radvani Wood Mixed Heron Colony	Bird Sanctuary	<1
1981	Colonia de păsări de la Pădurea Rădvani	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2006	Cefa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	27
2007	Pescăria Cefa - Pădurea Rădvani	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	66
2010	Parcul Natural Cefa	Parc natural	27
2011	Salonta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	60
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Grassland	Humid grasslands	5
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	70
agriculture	10
hunting	10
nature conservation and research	5
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cefa fish-ponds and Radvani wood (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cefa-fish-ponds-and-radvani-wood-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.