Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | winter (1990–2006) | 1–4 birds | C1 |
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 3,600–5,300 birds | C3 |
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 340–1,270 birds | C2, C6 |
| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | winter (1990–2006) | 7,000–24,000 birds | C1, C2, C6 |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 6,500–15,000 birds | C3 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 12,000–100,000 birds | C3 |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | winter (1990–2006) | 10–30 birds | C1, C6 |
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 410–520 birds | C3 |
| Smew Mergellus albellus | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 2,100–3,800 birds | C2, C6 |
| Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 120–180 birds | C3 |
| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 800–1,200 birds | C3 |
| Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 540–2,470 birds | C3 |
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | winter (1990–2006) | 24,000–38,000 birds | C3 |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding (1990–2006) | 3,800–4,200 pairs | C1, C2, C6 |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 6,300–7,450 birds | C3 |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 5,500–6,000 birds | C3 |
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 1,200–5,500 birds | C3 |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 6,500–8,000 birds | C3 |
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 23,500–82,000 birds | C3 |
| Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 9,000–20,000 birds | C3 |
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 300–400 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 2,000–3,000 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Coot Fulica atra | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 22,000–34,000 birds | C3 |
| Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | passage (1990–2006) | 20–1,000 birds | C2, C6 |
| White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 80–90 pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 360–440 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 2,000–3,200 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 1,550–1,650 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 3,000–3,500 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 2,660–3,200 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 2,000–2,400 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 230–450 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 320–360 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 620–870 birds | C2 |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 1,700–2,500 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | breeding (1990–2006) | 320–410 pairs | C1, C2, C6 |
| Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 3,560–4,160 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 8,700–9,500 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 4,000–6,500 birds | C2, C6 |
| Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 4,000–6,500 birds | C2 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 3,000–7,000 birds | C3 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 21,000–28,000 birds | C3 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 44–60 pairs | C6 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 220–280 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 800–1,200 birds | C2 |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 220–370 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 1,400–2,200 birds | C2 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 120–300 birds | C6 |
| Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 12–89 birds | C6 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 90–120 pairs | C6 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 450–520 birds | C2 |
| Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris | CR | passage (1990–2006) | 1–3 birds | C1 |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | passage (1990–2006) | 3,000–6,000 birds | C3 |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | passage (1990–2006) | 10,000–15,000 birds | C1, C3 |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 13,000–18,000 birds | C6 |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus | VU | passage (1990–2006) | 700–950 birds | C3 |
| Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | VU | passage (1990–2006) | 8,000–9,000 birds | C3 |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | NT | passage (1990–2006) | 10,000–17,000 birds | C3 |
| Little Stint Calidris minuta | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 4,000–8,000 birds | C3 |
| Great Snipe Gallinago media | NT | passage (1990–2006) | 20–80 birds | C6 |
| Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 700–1,200 birds | C6 |
| Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 750–1,200 birds | C3 |
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 3,500–12,000 birds | C3 |
| Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 600–700 birds | C3 |
| Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 420–540 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 10,000–12,000 birds | C2 |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 20–70 birds | C6 |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 20,000–50,000 birds | C3 |
| Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 220–360 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 9,000–12,000 birds | C3 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 160–220 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 120–140 birds | C2, C6 |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 2,300–2,500 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 20–80 pairs | C6 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 1,800–2,300 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 320–350 birds | C2, C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 20–60 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | passage (1990–2006) | 1,200–3,000 birds | C2, C6 |
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 12–20 pairs | C6 |
| Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | winter (1990–2006) | 8–14 birds | C1, C6 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 300–400 pairs | C6 |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 2–3 pairs | C6 |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 26–28 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Black Kite Milvus migrans | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 6–7 pairs | C6 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 360–420 pairs | C1, C6 |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 1,500–1,700 pairs | C6 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 1–3 pairs | C6 |
| Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | VU | breeding (1990–2006) | 220–340 pairs | C1, C2, C6 |
| Merlin Falco columbarius | LC | winter (1990–2006) | 20–60 birds | C6 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (1990–2006) | 1–2 pairs | C1, C6 |
| Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 10,000–12,000 pairs | C6 |
| Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka | LC | breeding (1990–2006) | 12–24 pairs | C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (1990–2006) | 470,000–950,000 birds | C4 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Danube Delta | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) | 61 |
| 1998 | Danube Delta | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | - |
| 2000 | Complexul Sacalin Zătoane | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | 4 |
| 2000 | Roșca - Buhaiova | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | 2 |
| 2000 | Complexul Periteașca - Leahova | Nature reserve (IV) | 1 |
| 2000 | Grindul și Lacul Răducu | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | 1 |
| 2000 | Grindul Chituc | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Pădurea Letea | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Pădurea Caraorman | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Grindul Lupilor | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Complexul Vătafu - Lunguleț | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Corbu - Nuntași - Histria | Nature reserve (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Lacul Potcoava | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Cetatea Histria | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Lacul Rotundu | Nature reserve (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Lacul Nebunu | Nature reserve (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Lacul Belciug | Nature reserve (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Capul Doloșman | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Sărăturile Murighiol | Nature reserve (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Insula Popina | Rezervatie naturala (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Arinișul Erenciuc | Nature reserve (IV) | <1 |
| 2005 | Călugăru - Iancina | Nature reserve (IV) | <1 |
| 2010 | Insulele Prundu cu Păsări | Rezervatie stiintifica (Ia) | <1 |
| 2010 | Insula Ceaplace | Rezervatie stiintifica (Ia) | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Danube Delta (Romania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/danube-delta-iba-romania on 22/12/2024.