RO053
Dealurile Nordice ale Munţilor Făgăraş


IBA Justification

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 200-350 breeding pairs C1, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 1990-2006 10-15 breeding pairs C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC breeding 1990-2006 50-60 breeding pairs C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding 1990-2006 60-90 breeding pairs C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina LC breeding 1990-2006 40-50 breeding pairs C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus LC winter 1990-2006 40-60 individuals C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC breeding 1990-2006 200-250 breeding pairs C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos LC breeding 1990-2006 250-300 breeding pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding 1990-2006 3,000-4,000 breeding pairs C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis LC breeding 1990-2006 13,500-16,900 breeding pairs C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva LC breeding 1990-2006 2,100-2,500 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1994 Poienile cu narcise de la Dumbrava Vadului Rezervatie naturala <1
1994 Calcarele eocene de la Turnu Roșu - Porcești Monument al naturii <1
2000 Golul Alpin al Munților Făgăraș între Podragu - Suru Rezervatie naturala 1
2005 Lacul Tătarilor Nature reserve <1
2006 Munții Făgăraș Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 30
2006 Poienile cu narcise de la Dumbrava Vadului Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2006 Mlaca Tătarilor Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2007 Piemontul Făgăraș Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 80
2011 Perșani Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2016 Arpașu de Sus Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dealurile Nordice ale Munţilor Făgăraş (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dealurile-nordice-ale-munţilor-făgăraş-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.