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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	25–50 pairs	C1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	10–40 birds	C6
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	passage (1990–2006)	2,500–3,500 birds	C3
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	passage (1990–2006)	200–400 birds	C2
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage (1990–2006)	50–300 birds	C6
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	2,000–2,500 birds	C3
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage (1990–2006)	1,100–1,500 birds	C1, C3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage (1990–2006)	5,000–6,000 birds	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage (1990–2006)	2,500–3,000 birds	C6
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	30,000–50,000 birds	C3
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	8–10 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	3–5 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	8–12 pairs	C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding (1990–2006)	30–34 pairs	C1, C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	300–400 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1990–2006)	20,000 birds	C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Rezervația de soluri sărăturate	Rezervatie naturala (IV)	<1

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