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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-2006	30-50 breeding pairs	C1
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1990-2006	110-130 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990-2006	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	8-14 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	4-6 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	35 breeding pairs	C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1990-2006	10-12 breeding pairs	C1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1990-2006	1 breeding pairs	C1

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
1981	Pășunea cu Corynephorus de la Voievozi	Nature reserve	<1
1981	Complexul hidrografic Valea Rece	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1981	Lacul Cicoș	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1994	Dunele de nisip Foieni	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2000	Mlaștina Vermeș	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2000	Pădurea Urziceni	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2006	Câmpia Careiului	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	57
2006	Câmpia Ierului	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	31
2006	Săcueni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2007	Câmpia Nirului - Valea Ierului	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	92

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Câmpia Nirului - Valea lerului (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/câmpia-nirului--valea-lerului-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.