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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Poienile cu narcise de la Dumbrava Vadului	Rezervatie naturala (IV)	<1
1994	Calcarele eocene de la Turnu Roșu - Porcești	Monument al naturii (III)	<1
2000	Golul Alpin al Munților Făgăraș între Podragu - Suru	Rezervatie naturala (IV)	1
2005	Lacul Tătarilor	Nature reserve (IV)	<1
2016	Arpașu de Sus	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (UA)	<1

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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 23/12/2024.