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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	50-100 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-2006	30-40 breeding pairs	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1993	60-80 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-2006	100-120 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1990-2006	150-200 individuals	C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1990-2006	750-1,000 individuals	C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990-2006	16-20 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	400-600 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	passage	1990-2006	800-1,000 individuals	C2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1990-2006	40-50 breeding pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage	1990-2006	1,000-1,500 individuals	C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage	1990-2006	500-800 individuals	C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1990-2006	12-20 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	1990-2006	1,200-1,300 individuals	C2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage	1990-2006	1,000-1,200 individuals	C2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1990-2006	3,000-4,000 individuals	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1990-2006	800-1,000 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage	1990-2006	6,000-8,000 individuals	C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,000-3,000 individuals	C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1990-2006	100-150 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	80-100 breeding pairs	C1
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	180-210 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	1990-2006	100-200 individuals	C1
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1990-2006	100-200 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1990-2006	40-50 breeding pairs	C6
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
-	Gradinari Wood	Nature Reserve	<1
2000	Pădurea Oloaga - Grădinari	Rezervatie naturala	1
2000	Pădurea Padina Tătarului	Rezervatie naturala	1
2005	Parcul Natural Comana	Parc natural	89
2006	Comana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	88
2007	Comana	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	88
2011	Comana National Park	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	89

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	90
Forest		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.