Ciocăneşti - Dunăre (Romania) IBA | Summary

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Ciocăneşti - Dunăre

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Country/territory: Romania

IBA criteria met: C1, C2, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 4,664 hectares (46.64 km²)

Romanian Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A fish-farm that comprises c.12 ponds surrounded by dykes and canals, situated in the Danube valley. Narrow reedbeds (Phragmites) fringe the ponds; the total area of open water is 220 ha. Pasture, arable fields and Populus plantations form the surrounds.

Key biodiversity
This is an important feeding area for waterbirds breeding at Sreberna reserve (Bulgaria), in riverine forest along the Danube and at other wetland sites. It is also an important stop-over site during spring and autumn migration. Passage species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Branta ruficollis, Aythya nyroca, Haliaeetus albicilla and Gallinago media.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ciocăneşti - Dunăre (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ciocăneşti--dunăre-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.