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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (1990–2006)	50–100 pairs	C1, C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	30–40 pairs	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1993)	60–80 pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	100–120 pairs	C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage (1990–2006)	150–200 birds	C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	750–1,000 birds	C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	16–20 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	400–600 pairs	C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	passage (1990–2006)	800–1,000 birds	C2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	40–50 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage (1990–2006)	1,000–1,500 birds	C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	500–800 birds	C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	12–20 pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (1990–2006)	1,200–1,300 birds	C2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	1,000–1,200 birds	C2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage (1990–2006)	3,000–4,000 birds	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	800–1,000 pairs	C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage (1990–2006)	6,000–8,000 birds	C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage (1990–2006)	2,000–3,000 birds	C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	100–150 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	80–100 pairs	C1
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	180–210 pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage (1990–2006)	100–200 birds	C1
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	100–200 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	40–50 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1990–2006)	20,000 birds	C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Gradinari Wood	Nature Reserve (-)	<1
2000	Pădurea Oloaga - Grădinari	Rezervatie naturala (IV)	1
2000	Pădurea Padina Tătarului	Rezervatie naturala (IV)	1
2005	Parcul Natural Comana	Parc natural (V)	89

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	90	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	10

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	35
hunting	35
tourism/recreation	30

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