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Dunăre - Olteniţa


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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding 1990-2006 25-30 breeding pairs C1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT passage 1990-2006 130-240 individuals C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 1990-2006 24-33 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC passage 1990-2006 120-140 individuals C2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides LC passage 1990-2006 800-1,000 individuals C2
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus LC passage 1990-2006 14,000-20,000 individuals C3

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
2006 Gura Vedei - Șaica - Slobozia Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 13
2007 Dunăre - Oltenița Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 98


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dunăre - Olteniţa (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dunăre--olteniţa-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.