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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	passage	1990-2006	450-800 individuals	C3
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1990-2006	5,000-7,000 individuals	C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	24-30 breeding pairs	C1
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1990-2006	4,000-6,000 individuals	C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	50-70 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1990-2006	40-50 breeding pairs	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1990-2006	2,500-3,000 individuals	C1, C3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	passage	1990-2006	900-1,200 individuals	C3
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1990-2006	30-50 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
1994	Lunca Joasă a Prutului	Rezervatie naturala	13
1994	Pădurea Breana - Roșcani	Rezervatie naturala	2
1994	Lacul Pochina	Rezervatie naturala	1
1994	Pădurea Pogănești	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2005	Parcul Natural Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior	Parc natural	20
2006	Râul Prut	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29
2006	Lunca Joasă a Prutului	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	19
2006	Pădurea Pogănești	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2006	Pădurea Breana - Roșcani	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2007	Lunca Prutului - Vlădești - Frumușița	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19
2011	Mața - Cârja - Rădeanu	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	60

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	95

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	60
fisheries/aquaculture	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cârja - Maţa - Rădeanu - Roşcani (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cârja--maţa--rădeanu--roşcani-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.